TABLE 1.

Target gene primer sequences for quantitative PCR (qPCR).

Gene	Primer Sequence (5′-3′)		Product Size (bp)
GAPDH	Forward	CAAGGCTGAGAACGGGAAGC	194
	Reverse	AGGGGGCAGAGATGATGACC
SOX9	Forward	CTGAGCAGCGACGTCATCTC	72
	Reverse	GTTGGGCGGCAGGTACTG
ACAN	Forward	AGGCAGCGTGATCCTTACC	137
	Reverse	GGCCTCTCCAGTCTCATTCTC
SCX	Forward	TGCGAATCGCTGTCTTTC	91
	Reverse	GAGAACACCCAGCCCAAA
TNC	Forward	TTCACTGGAGCTGACTGTGG	223
	Reverse	TAGGGCAGCTCATGTCACTG
Desmin	Forward	CTGAGCAAAGGGGTTCTGAG	109
	Reverse	ACTTCATGCTGCTGCTGTGT
PPARG	Forward	GGCTTCATGACAAGGGAGTTTC	74
	Reverse	AACTCAAACTTGGGCTCCATAAAG
RUNX2	Forward	CAACCACAGAACCACAAGTGCG	196
	Reverse	TGTTTGATGCCATAGTCCCTCC
COL1A1	Forward	TAAAGGGTCACCGTGGCT	355
	Reverse	CGAACCACATTGGCATCA
COL2A1	Forward	CGTCCAGATGACCTTCCTACG	122
	Reverse	TGAGCAGGGCCTTCTTGAG
COL3A1	Forward	CAGCGGTTCTCCAGGCAAGG	179
	Reverse	CTCCAGTGATCCCAGCAATCC