Table 1. The specific primer sequences were as follows.

Target genes	Forward (5 '-3')	Reverse (5 '-3')
miR-424-5p	AACCACTCAGCAGCAATTCATGT	CAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGT
RUNX2	AGATGATGACACTGCCACCTCTG	GGGATGAAATGCTTGGGAACTGC
OPN	CTCCATTGACTCGAACGACTC	CAGGTCTGCGAAACTTCTTAGAT
OCN	TGAGAGCCCTCACACTCCTC	CGCCTGGGTCTCTTCACTAC
ALP	TTGTGCCAGAGAAAGAGAGAGAGA	GTTTCAGGGCATTTTTCAAGGT
U6	CGCTTCGGCAGCACATATAC	TTCACGAATTTGCGTGTCAT
GAPDH	ATCCCATCACCATCTTCC	GAGTCCTTCCACGATACCA