Table 1.

Sequences of the primers used for qRT-PCR.

Primers	Forward Primer (5′→3′)	Reverse Primer (5′→3′)
iNOS	TGGATGCAACCCCATTGTC	CCCGCTGCCCCAGTTT
COX-2	CAAATCCTTGCTGTTCCCACCCAT	GTGCACTGTGTTTGGAGTGGGTTT
MMP-3	CTCTGGAGTAATGTCACACCTCT	TGTTGGTCCACCTTTCATCTTC
MMP-13	ACGTTCAAGGAATCCAGTCTCTCT	GGATAGGGCTGGGTCACACTT
SOX-9	CATCAAGACGGAGCAACTGAG	GTGGTCGGTGTAGTCATACTGC
Collagen II	TCAACAATGGGAAGGCGTGAG	GTTCACGTACACTGCCCTGAAG
Aggrecan	GGGCGTCAGAACTGTCTACC	ACTGACACACCTCGGAAGC
Collagen I	AGCGCTGGTTTCGACTTCAGCTTCC	CATCGGCAGGGTCGGAGCCCT
IL-1β	TGATGGCTTATTACAGTGGCAATG	GTAGTGGTGGTCGGAGATTCG
TNF-α	ATCTTCTCGAACCCCGAGTG	GGGTTTGCTACAACATGGGC
IL-6	GTGTTGCCTGCTGCCTTC	AGTGCCTCTTTGCTGCTTTC