Table 1.

Primer information for RT-qPCR.

Gene		Primer
Aggrecan	Forward	5′-TCCCCTGCTATTTCATCGAC-3'
	Reverse	5′-CCAGCAGCACTACCTCCTTC-3'
SOX9	Forward	5′-AGCGAACGCACATCAAGAC-3'
	Reverse	5′-CTGTAGGCGATCTGTTGGGG-3'
COL2A1	Forward	5′-CCAGATGACCTTCCTACGCC-3'
	Reverse	5′-TTCAGGGCAGTGTACGTGAAC-3'
COL1	Forward	5′-CAGAACGGCCTCAGGTACCA-3'
	Reverse	5′-CAGATCACGTCATCGCACAAC-3'
BSP	Forward	5′-AACGAAGAAAGCGAAGCAGAA-3'
	Reverse	5′-TCTGCCTCTGTGCTGTTGGT-3'
RUNX2	Forward	5′-GGTTAATCTCCGCAGGTCACT-3'
	Reverse	5′-CACTGTGCTGAAGAGGCTGTT-3'
ALP	Forward	5′-AGCTGAACAGGAACAACGTGA-3’
	Reverse	5′-CTTCATGGTGCCCGTGGTC-3’
GAPDH	Forward	5′-CACATGGCCTCCAAGGAGTA-3’
	Reverse	5′-GTACATGACAAGGTGCGGCT-3’