Table 1.

Names and sequences of PCR primers

Gene Name	Sequence
β-actin (forward)	5′-GGAGATTACTGCCCTGGCTCCTA-3′
β-actin (reverse)	5′-GACTCATCGTACTCTGCTTGCTG-3′
Axin1 (forward)	5′-GGACCTCGGAGCAAGTTTCA-3′
Axin1 (reverse)	5′-GGTTGACAGGCCTCGAATCA-3′
Opg (forward)	5′-CAGAGCGAAACAC AGTTTG-3′
Opg (reverse)	5′-CACACAGGGTGACATCTATTC-3′
Rankl (forward)	5′-CAGGTTTGCAGGACTCGAC-3′
Rankl (reverse)	5′-AGCAGGGAAGGGTTGGACA-3′
Mmp9 (forward)	5′-CCATGCACTGGGCTTAGATCA-3′
Mmp9 (reverse)	5′-GGCCTTGGGTCAGGCTTAGA-3′
Cathepsin K (forward)	5′-CAGCAGAACGGAGGCATTGA-3′
Cathepsin K (reverse)	5′-CTTTGCCGTGGCGTTATACATACA-3′
NFATc-1 (forward)	5′-CCGTTGCTTCCAGAAAATAACA-3′
NFATc-1 (reverse)	5′-TGTGGGATGTGAACTCGGAA-3′
c-Fos (forward)	5′-CGGGTTTCAACGCCGACTAC-3′
c-Fos (reverse)	5′-AAAGTTGGCACTAGAGACGGACAGA-3′