Table 1.

PCR primers and conditions.

Genes	Strand	Primer Sequences	Size (bp)	AT (°C)	Origin
ADAMTS5	S AS	5′-GCCATTGTAATAACCCTGCACC-3′ 5′-TCAGTCCCATCCGTAACCTTTG-3′	292	58	Mouse
Esrrg	S AS	5′-AAGATCGACACATTGATTCCAGC-3′ 5′-GCTTCACATGATGCAACCCC-3′	350	64	Mouse
GAPDH	S AS	5′-TCACTGCCACCCAGAAGAC-3′ 5′-TGTAGGCCATGAGGTCCAC-3′	450	58	Mouse
MMP-3	S AS	5′-AGGGATGATGATGCTGGTATGG-3′ 5′-CCATGTTCTCCAACTGCAAAGG-3′	434	58	Mouse
MMP-12	S AS	5′-CCCAGAGGTCAAGATGGATG-3′ 5′-GGCTCCATAGAGGGACTGAA-3′	482	60	Mouse
MMP-13	S AS	5′-TGATGGACCTTCTGGTCTTCTGG-3′ 5′-CATCCACATGGTTGGGAAGTTCT-3′	473	58	Mouse

AT, annealing temperature; S, sense; AS, antisense.