TABLE II.
Oligonucleotides Used in qRT-PCR
| Gene | Forward | Reverse | Accession No. |
| Aggrecan | CCGCTTGCCAGGGGGAGTTG | CCTGCAGCCAGCCAGCATCA | NM_007424.2 |
| Collagen 1α1 | AATGGCACGGCTGTGTGCGA | AACGGGTCCCCTTGGGCCTT | NM_007742.3 |
| Collagen 3α1 | TGACTGTCCCACGTAAGCAC | GAGGGCCATAGCTGAACTGA | NM_009930.2 |
| GAPDH | GGGCTCATGACCACAGTCCATGC | CCTTGCCCACAGCCTTGGCA | NM_001289726.1 |
| MMP3 | TGTGTGCTCATCCTACCCATTGC | CCCTGTCATCTCCAACCCGAGGA | NM_010809.2 |
| MMP13 | ATGGTCCAGGCGATGAAGACCCC | GTGCAGGCGCCAGAAGAATCTGT | NM_008607.2 |
| MMP14 | AACTTCAGCCCCGAAGCCTGG | ACAGCGAGGGCGCCTCATGG | NM_008608.3 |
| Mohawk | ACGCTAGTGCAGGTGTCAAA | AGCGTTGCCCTGAACATACT | NM_177595.4 |
| Scleraxis | CCTCAGCAACCAGAGAAAGTTGAGCA | GCCATCACCCGCCTGTCCATC | NM_198885.3 |
| Sox-9 | AAGCTCTGGAGGCTGCTGAACGAG | CGGCCTCCGCTTGTCCGTTCT | NM_011448.4 |
| Tenomodulin | ATGAGCAATGGGTGGTCCCGC | ACAGACACGGCGGCAGTAACG | NM_022322.2 |