Table I.

Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR primer sequences.

A, Human
Name	Sequence, 5'-3'
IL-6
Forward	ACTCACCTCTTCAGAACGAATTG
Reverse	CCATCTTTGGAAGGTTCAGGTTG
IL-8
Forward	CAGTTGAAGTTGCCATCAGC
Reverse	CAGTTGAAGTTACCATCAGC
MMP3
Forward	GGTCACCATCAACGCTGACTGACTG
Reverse	AGTCCGATCGACTACTAGCACTGACT
MMP13
Forward	CGTACGTACTACTACGACGGCTAT
Reverse	GTGCACTGACGAGCACTGTGCGTTG
SOD1
Forward	ATGGTGTTTGCAACCACATGGCATG
Reverse	GACAACAGTTGGTTGCAACGGTCATG
SOD2
Forward	ACTGAGCTCTGCATGACGTAGTC
Reverse	CGACTACGTACGACGCGACCTGCA
Prdx1
Forward	CGCTGAGCTATGTTGCACACAGT
Reverse	GCGTATGCGACTACACATCAGT
Prdx4
Forward	GGTTGGTACACACATCAGCTACAC
Reverse	GGTGTATCGACACTGTGTGACA
CHOP
Forward	AGTCTTGGTTGTGTACGTTGTG
Reverse	CGTGTGTGCACATACTGTGAC
GRP-78
Forward	GTGTGCACGACGTACAGCT
Reverse	AGCTATCAGCACACGTTGTGT
Caspase-12
Forward	GGTGTGCAGCACACGTACTGACG
Reverse	CGACTACACTGCACTGACTGAC
Nrf2
Forward	ACTGACGACTGACGTACGACGG
Reverse	GCTACGTACTGACTGATCCATGCA
HO-1
Forward	AGCATCGTACTGACTGATGGTCAC
Reverse	GTGCTGACGTACTGACGACCATGC
Akt
Forward	CCACAACAGCTATCGACCGTAC
Reverse	GTCATCTACTGACTGACACTA
GAPDH
Forward	ACAACTTTGGTATCGTGGAAGG
Reverse	GCCATCACGCCACAGTTTC
B, Mouse
Collagen II
Forward	ACGTGCGTATCACGGACGA
Reverse	CGTACGTAGCTGGTGTTTGACC
Aggrecan
Forward	GGTGTTGACACACCGCGCGTATA
Reverse	GTGCTCTATGAGATCTGATCG
MMP3
Forward	CGCTATTAGCGTCATCAGTC
Reverse	GGTCTAGACTTAAAGCTACGT
MMP13
Forward	CAAGCTCGTTGTGCACGTGTA
Reverse	CGTGTTGACACGTATGGTTCA
GAPDH
Forward	GCATCACGTACTGACACCATG
Reverse	CGACTGACTGACACTGCGA

MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; SOD, superoxide dismutase; Prdx, peroxiredoxin 1; CHOP, C/EBP homologous protein; GRP-78, endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP; Nrf2, erythroid 2-related factor; HO-1, heme oxygenase.