TABLE 5.

Primers in qPCR

Gene name	Primer sequence (5′‐3′)
Col2a1(H) Gene ID: 1280/NM_033150.3	Forward primer: AGCAGGCGTAGGAAGGTCAT Reverse primer: AGAACTAATGGAGCAGCAAGA
Col2a1(R) Gene ID: 25412/NM_012929.1	Forward primer: TCCTAAGGGTGCCAATGGTGA Reverse primer: GGACCAACTTTGCCTTGAGGAC
ACAN(H) Gene ID: 176/XM_011521314.1	Forward primer: ACTCTGGGTTTTCGTGACTCT Reverse primer: ACACTCAGCGAGTTGTCATGG
ACAN(R) Gene ID: 58968/ J03485.1	Forward primer: TCCGCTGGTCTGATGGACAC Reverse primer: CCAGATCATCACTACGCAGTCCTC
GAPDH(H) Gene ID: 2597/NM_001289745.3	Forward primer: ATGGGGAAGGTGAAGGTCG Reverse primer: TAAAAGCAGCCCTGGTGACC
GAPDH(R) Gene ID: 24383/XM_017592435.1	Forward primer: CAAGTTCAACGGCACAGTCAAG Reverse primer: ACATACTCAGCACCAGCATCAC