Table 1.

The Primers for MMPs, TIMPs, and β-Actin

	Sense Strand	Antisense Strand	Product (bp)
MMP-2	5ʹ-TGGCACCCATTTACACCTAC-3’	5ʹ-CCTCGTATACCGCATCAATC-3’	315
MMP-9	5ʹ-CCTTCTACGGCCACTACTGT-3’	5ʹ-TCCACCTGGTTCAACTCACT-3’	575
TIMP-1	5ʹ-ACTTCCACAGGTCCCACAAC-3’	5ʹ-AGAAAGATGGGAGTGGGAAC-3’	405
TIMP-2	5ʹ-CAGAGAAGAACATCAACGGG-3’	5ʹ-CGAAGCCCCAGACACATAGA-3’	369
β-actin	5ʹ-GGGACGACATGGAGAAAATC-3’	5ʹ-GATCTGGGTCATCTTCTCGC-3’	131