Table 1.

Primers of targeted genes.

Gene	Forward (5′-3′)	Reverse (5′-3′)
IL-6	GCTGAGTACAAAAGTCCTGATCCA	CTGCAGCCACTGGTTCTGT
TNF-α	TCTCGAACCCCGAGTGACAA	TGAAGAGGACCTGGGAGTAG
MMP-3	GCTGTTTTTGAAGAATTTGGGTTC	GCACAGGCAGGAGAAAACGA
MMP-13	ATGCAGTCTTTCTTCGGCTTAG	ATGCCATCGTGAAGTCTGGT
ADAMTS-4	ACTGGTGGTGGCAGATGACA	TCACTGTTAGCAGGTAGCGCTTT
ADAMTS-5	GCTTCTATCGGGGCACAGT	CAGCAGTGGCTTTAGGGTGTAG
AGG	TGAAACCACCTCTGCATTCCA	GACGCCTCGCCTTCTTGAA
Col II	GTCACAGAAGACCTCACGCCTC	TCCACACCGAATTCCTGCTC
GADPH	CGGAGTCAACGGATTTGGTCGTAT	AGCCTTCTCCATGGTGGTGAAGAC