Table 1.

Primers used for RT-PCR.

Target gene	Forward primer sequences (5'-3')	Reverse primer sequences (5'-3')
TLR4	CAA GGG ATA AGA ACG CTG AGA	GCA ATG TCT CTG GCA GGT GTA
IL-1β	GAAATGCCATTTGACAGTG	CTGGATGCTCTCACTAGGACA
IL-6	CTGCAAGAGACTTCCATCCA	CAGGTCTGTTGGGAGTGGT
TNF-α	CATCTTCTCAAATTCGAGTGACAA	TGGGAGTAGACAAGGTACAACCC
MMP-2	CTGATGGCACCCATTTACACCT	GATCTGAGCGATGCCATCAAA
MMP-9	AGAGATGCGTGGAGAGTCGAA	AAGGTTTGGAATCTGCCCAGG
TIMP-2	CAAGTTCTTCGCCTGCATCAA	TCGAAACCCTTGGAGGCTT
RANKL	CAGCATCGCTCTGTTCCTGTA	CTGCGTTTTCATGGAGTCTCA
OPG	ACCCAGAAACTGGTCATCAGC	CTGCAATACACACACTCATCACT
GAPDH	AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGTTTG	TGTAGACCATGTAGTTGAGGTCA