Table I.

Sequences of the primers used for reverse transcription quantitative PCR.

Primers	Primer sequences (5′-3′)	Product size, bp
U6		94
Forward	CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA
Reverse	AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT
G6PD		167
Forward	TCATCATCATGGGTGCATCGG
Reverse	CTTGAAGAAGGGCTCACTCTGTTTG
MMP1		82
Forward	AAAATTACACGCCAGATTTGCC
Reverse	GGTGTGACATTACTCCAGAGTTG
MMP2		178
Forward	CAGGGAATGAGTACTGGGTCTATT
Reverse	ACTCCAGTTAAAGGCAGCATCTAC
MMP7		158
Forward	GAGTGAGCTACAGTGGGAACA
Reverse	CTATGACGCGGGAGTTTAACAT
MMP9		207
Forward	AATCTCTTCTAGAGACTGGGAAGGAG
Reverse	AGCTGATTGACTAAAGTAGCTGGA
MMP10		103
Forward	TGCTCTGCCTATCCTCTGAGT
Reverse	TCACATCCTTTTCGAGGTTGTAG
MMP13		103
Forward	ACTGAGAGGCTCCGAGAAATG
Reverse	GAACCCCGCATCTTGGCTT