. 2020 Aug 6;29:0963689720947348. doi: 10.1177/0963689720947348

Table 1.

List of Genes and Their Primer Sequences Used in RT-PCR.

Gene	Primer direction	Sequence
Sox9	Forward	AGACCTTTGGGCTGCCTTAT TAGCCTCCCTCACTCCAAGA
Sox9	Reverse	AGACCTTTGGGCTGCCTTAT TAGCCTCCCTCACTCCAAGA
Col ll	Forward	CCTTCCTGCGCCTGCTGTC GGCCCGGATCTCCACGTC
Col ll	Reverse	CCTTCCTGCGCCTGCTGTC GGCCCGGATCTCCACGTC
Aggrecan	Forward	CCGCTACGACGCCATCTG CCCCCACTCCAAAGAAGTTTT
Aggrecan	Reverse	CCGCTACGACGCCATCTG CCCCCACTCCAAAGAAGTTTT
MMP-1	Forward	AGCTAGCTCAGGATGACATTGATG GCCGATGGGCTGGACAG
MMP-1	Reverse	AGCTAGCTCAGGATGACATTGATG GCCGATGGGCTGGACAG
MMP-3	Forward	TGGCATTCAGTCCCTCTATGG AGGACAAAGCAGGATCACAGTT
MMP-3	Reverse	TGGCATTCAGTCCCTCTATGG AGGACAAAGCAGGATCACAGTT
MMP-9	Forward	CCTGGAGACCTGAGAACCAATC CCACCCGAGTGTAACCATAGC
MMP-9	Reverse	CCTGGAGACCTGAGAACCAATC CCACCCGAGTGTAACCATAGC
β-Actin	Forward	AGAGCTACGAGCTGCCTGAC AGCACTGTGTTGGCGTACAG
β-Actin	Reverse	AGAGCTACGAGCTGCCTGAC AGCACTGTGTTGGCGTACAG

MMP: matrix metalloproteinase; RT-PCR: reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.