TABLE 1.
Primer sequences used in this study.
| Gene | Forward | Reverse |
| MMP-3 | CAGGCATTGGCACAAAGGTG | GTGGGTCACTTTCCCTGCAT |
| MMP-9 | GCAAACCCTGCGTATTTCCAT | GATAACCATCCGAGCGACCTTT |
| MMP-13 | GCAAACCCTGCGTATTTCCAT | GATAACCATCCGAGCGACCTTT |
| COX-2 | GAGAGATGTATCCTCCCACAGTCA | GACCAGGCACCAGACCAAAG |
| iNOS | CCTACGAGGCGAAGAAGGACAG | CAGTTTGAGAGAGGAGGCTCCG |
| Col1 | GAGAGCATGACCGATGGATT | CCTTCTTGAGGTTGCCACTC |
| Runx-2 | ACTTCCTGTGCTCGGTGCT | GACGGTTATGGTCAAGGTGAA |
| Scx | AACACGGCCTTCACTGCGCTG | CAGTAGCACGTTGCCCAGGTG |
| Mkx | TTTACAAGCACCGTGACAACCC | ACAGTGTTCTTCAGCCGTCGTC |
| Tnmd | TGGGGGAGCAAACACTTCTG | TCTTCTTCTCGCCATTGCTGT |
| IL-6 | AGCGATGATGCACTGTCAGA | GGAACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGC |
| IL-10 | TTCCATCCGGGGTGACAATAA | TTCTGGGCCATGGTTCTCTGC |
| 18S | CCTGAGAAACGGCTACCACA | ACCAGACTTGCCCTCCAATG |