Table 1.

Primer Sequences Used For Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR)

Gene	5ʹ to 3’	Primers
BMP-2	Sense	GATCTGTACCGCAGGCACTCA
Anti-sense	AAGCTTCCTGTATCTGTTCCCG
Runx-2	Sense	AGCCTCTTCAGCGCAGTGAC
Anti-sense	CTGGTGCTCGGATCCCAAA
OSX	Sense	ATGGCGTCCTCTCTGCTTG
Anti-sense	TGAAAGGTCAGCGTATGGCTT
ALP	Sense	ATCTTTGGTCTGGCTCCCATG
Anti-sense	TTTCCCGTTCACCGTCCAC
BSP	Sense	GTTTCAGCAGACAACCCCACC
Anti-sense	CTCCCCGTTCTCGTTGTCATA
OPN	Sense	CCCTCGATGTCATCCCTGTT
Anti-sense	CCCTTTCCGTTGTTGTCCTG
BMPR1	Sense	CCTGTTGTTATAGGTCCGTTCTT
Anti-sense	AGCTGGAGAAGATGATCATAGCA
Smad1	Sense	GGATGAGCTTCGTGAAGGGTTGG
Anti-sense	GCAAGAGACGGAAGCCACAGG
Smad4	Sense	GTGACTGTGGATGGCTATGTGG
Anti-sense	GCAACCTCGCTCTCTCAATCG
Smad5	Sense	ATCCCACCACTGTCTGTAAG
Anti-sense	TTTATCCAGCCACTGAAGAGG
GAPDH	Sense	TGGTGAAGGTCGGTGTGAAC
Anti-sense	CCATGTAGTTGAGGTCAATGAAGG