Table 1.

The Primer Sequence Used in the qRT‐PCR

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
GAPDH	5′‐CATCTTCTTTTGCGTCGCCA‐3′	5′‐TTAAAAGCAGCCCTGGTGACC‐3′
COL1A1	5′‐CATCGGTGGTACTAAC–3′	5′‐CTGGATCATATTGCACA–3′
OCN	5′‐GAGCTGCCCTGCACTGGGTG‐3′	5′‐TGGCCCCAGACCTCTTCCCG–3′
MMP‐9	5′‐GGGACGCAGACATCGTCATC–3′	5′‐TCGTCATCGTCGAAATGGGC–3′
RUNX‐2	5‐CCGCCTCAGTGATTTAGGGC‐3′	5′‐GGGTCTGTAATCTGACTCTGTCC‐3′