Table 1.

Primer sequence used in this study.

Name of primer	Primer sequence (5′-3′)
Aggrecan-F	GCACCCAGCACAATGAAGA
Aggrecan-R	AATAAAGCCATGCCAATCTCA
Type II collagen-F	TTCAGGGTTACCAGGGTTCA
Type II collagen-R	TCCACCATCCCAGATTTGC
hCOL2A1-F	TTCATCCCACCCTCTCACA
hCOL2A1-R	GGCATTTGACTCACACCAGTTA
hSOX9-F	ACTGGGAACAACCCGTCTA
hSOX9-R	TGGTCCTCTCTTTCTTCGG
hTIMP1-F	GAAGTCAACCAGACCACCTTA
hTIMP1-R	TATCCGCAGACACTCTCCA
hBMP7-F1	TACGCCGCCTACTACTGTGA
hBMP7-R1	GTTGATGAAGTGGACCAGCG
hSMAD5-F1	TGTTGGTGGAGAGGTGTATGC
hSMAD5-R1	TGGTTGACAGATTGAGCCAGA