TABLE 1.
Primer oligonucleotide sequences used for PCR.
| Gene | Forward primer (5′–3′) | Reverse primer (5′–3′) |
| BMP2 | ACCAGACTATTGGACACCAG | AATCCTCACATGTCTCTTGG |
| H19 for RT-qPCR | CAGAGTCCGTGGCCAAGG | CGCCTTCAGTGACTGGCA |
| H19 for RT-PCR | TATGCCCTAACCGCTCAGTC | AGACACCGATCACTGCTCC |
| SOX9 | AGCTCAACCAGACCCTGAGAA | TCCCAGCAATCGTTACCTTC |
| Collagen 2α1 | CAACACAATCCATTGCGAAC | TCTGCCCAGTTCAGGTCTCT |
| Aggrecan | TGGCTTCTGGAGACAGGACT | TTCTGCTGTCTGGGTCTCCT |
| MMP13 | CTTTGGCTTAGAGGTGACTGG | AGGCACTCCACATCTTGGTTT |
| Collagen 10α1 | CATGCCTGATGGCTTCATAAA | AAGCAGACACGGGCATACCT |
| MMP9 | TTGACAGCGACAAGAAGTGG | CCCTCAGTGAAGCGGTACAT |
| Adamts5 | CCTGCCCACCCAATGGTAAA | CCACATAGTAGCCTGTGCCC |
| GAPDH | CTACACTGAGGACCAGGTTGTCT | TTGTCATACCAGGAAATGAGCTT |
| β-actin | AGCCTCGCCTTTGCCGA | CTGGTGCCTGGGGCG |