Table 2.

Primer sequences

Gene	Stream	Sequence
Sox9	Forward	5′‐GGAATGTTTCAGCAGCCAAT−3′
	Reverse	5′‐TGGTGTTCTGAGAGGCACAG−3′
Col2a1	Forward	5′‐CTGGAAAAGCTGGTGAAAGG−3′
	Reverse	5′‐GGCCTGGATAACCTCTGTGA−3′
Aggrecan	Forward	5′‐CTTCCGCTGGTCAGATGGAC−3′
	Reverse	5′‐CGTTTGTAGGTGGTGGCTGT−3′
MMP13	Forward	5′‐ACTGAGAGGCTCCGAGAAATG−3′
	Reverse	5′‐GAACCCCGCATCTTGGCTT−3′
MMP3	Forward	5′‐CTGGAATGGTCTTGGCTCAT−3′
	Reverse	5′‐CTGACTGCATCGAAGGACAA−3′
ADAMTS5	Forward	5′‐TACTTGGCCTCTCCCATGAC−3′
	Reverse	5′‐TTTGGACCAGGGCTTAGATG−3′
SDHA	Forward	5′‐AGACCTAAAGCACCTGAAGACG−3′
	Reverse	5′‐ATCAATCCGCACCTTGTAGTCT−3′