Table 1.

Primer sequences of the genes for RT-PCR

Gene name	Forward (5’>3’)	Reverse (5’>3’)
Smo	GGTGAACCAGTTGTGTTGTC	CCGTCCTTTCCAGCAGTC
Gli1	AGCGACGTGGCTATTGTGAAG	GCCATCATTCTTGAGGAGGAAGT
Collagen II	TGGACGATCAGGCGAAACC	GCTGCGGATGCTCTCAATCT
Collagen X	ACATGGAGACTTTGTCCCTTTTG	TTGGCTGAGTGGTAGAGTCCC
MMP13	ACTGAGAGGCTCCGAGAAATG	GAACCCCGCATCTTGGCTT
Runx-2	GGTTCCTGCCCCAGGATGTTG	GGAACATCTCGAAGCGCTCA
SOX-9	TAGTCCTTCCTACCCCAATTTCC	TTGGTCCTTAGCCACTCCTTC
GAPDH	ACAACTTTGGTATCGTGGAAGG	GCCATCACGCCACAGTTTC

RT-PCR, quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction.