TABLE 2.
Primer for gene expression analysis in alphabetical order.
| Gene | Ascession number | Forward primer | Reverse primer | Size (bp) |
| ACAN | NM_013227 | CCAGTGCACAGAGGGGTTTG | TCCGAGGGTGCCGTGAG | 146 |
| COL1A1 | NM_000088.3 | TGACCTCAAGATGTGCCACT | ACCAGACATGCCTCTTGTCC | 197 |
| COL2A1 | NM_033150.2 | CGCACCTGCAGAGACCTGAA | TCTTCTTGGGAACGTTTGCTGG | 162 |
| COL3A1 | NM_000090.3 | AGCCTGGTAAGAATGGTGCC | TCCTTGCCATCTTCGCCTTT | 103 |
| DCN | NM _001920 | CGCCTCATCTGAGGGAGCTT | TACTGGACCGGGTTGCTGAA | 205 |
| FMOD | NM_002023.4 | CAACACCAACCTGGAGAACC | CAGCTTGGAGAAGTTCACGAC | 103 |
| HPRT | NM_000194 | GAAGGTGAAGGT CGGAGTC | GAAGATGGTGAT GGGATTTC | 211 |
| ITGA1 | NM_181501.1 | TCAGGTGGGGATGGTAAGAC | TGGCTCAAAATTCATGGTCA | 168 |
| ITGA2 | NM_002203.3 | TCTCTTCGGATGGGAATGTT | CTGTTTGCACCCCAGTTAGG | 196 |
| MMP1 | NM_002421.3 | CACGCCAGATTTGCCAAGAG | GTCCCGATGATCTCCCCTGA | 148 |
| MMP2 | NM_004530 | TGGATGATGCCTTTGCTC GT | CCAGGAGTCCGTCCTTACCG | 156 |
| MMP3 | NM_002422.3 | TGGGCCAGGGATTAATGG AG | GGCCAATTTCATGAGCAGCA | 104 |
| S100A4 | NM_002961.3 | CCCTGGATGTGATGGTGTC | CACCTCGTTGTCCCTGTTG | 188 |
| TIMP1 | NM_003254.2 | TTGGCTGTGAGGAATGCA CA | AAGGTGACGGGACTGGAAGC | 128 |
| TIMP2 | NM_003255.4 | CCTGAGCACCACCCAGAAGA | TCCATCCAGAGGCACTCGTC | 123 |
| VCAN | NM_004385.4 | GCTGCTCAGAAGGCTTGTTT | GACTCCTGCCTTTCCCATCT | 183 |
| VIM | NM_003380.5 | CCTTGAACGCAAAGTGGAAT | GTGAGGTCAGGCTTGGAAAC | 141 |