Table 1.
The sequence of primers used for RT-qPCR
| Gene | 5ʹ-3ʹ | Primer |
|---|---|---|
| GAPDH | Forward | TTGTCGCCATCAATGATCCAT |
| Reverse | GATGACCAGCTTCCCGTTCTC | |
| SOX9 | Forward | GCGTCAACGGCTCCAGCAAGA |
| Reverse | GCGTTGTGCAGGTGCGGGTAC | |
| ACAN | Forward | GCTGCTACGGAGACAAGGATG |
| Reverse | CGTTGCGTAAAAGACCTCACC | |
| COL II | Forward | GAGAGCCTGGGACCCCTGGAA |
| Reverse | CGCCTCCAGCCTTCTCGTCAA | |
| COL I | Forward | CTAGCCACCTGCCAGTCTTTA |
| Reverse | GGACCATCATCACCATCTCTG | |
| MMP1 | Forward | TTCCAAAGCAGAGAGGCAATG |
| Reverse | CACCTGGGTTGCTTCATCATC | |
| MMP3 | Forward | GTGATACGCAAGCCCAGGTGT |
| Reverse | CTCTTGGCAGATCCGGTGTGT | |
| MMP13 | Forward | GTCTTCTGGCTCACGCTTTTC |
| Reverse | GGCAGCAACGAGAAACAAGTT | |
| APAF1 | Forward | TCGTGGTCTGCTGATGGTGCT |
| Reverse | TGCTGTTACGGCCTGTTTGGA | |
| Bcl-2 | Forward | CGGAAGGGACTGGACCAGAGA |
| Reverse | GCTGTCATGGGGATCACCTCC | |
| CASP3 | Forward | AAGCCACGGTGATGAAGGAGT |
| Reverse | TCGGCAAGCCTGAATAATGAA | |
| Nrf2 | Forward | ATTCTTTCGGCAGCATCCTCT |
| Reverse | CTGGGTTCAGCTATGAAGGCA | |
| SOD1 | Forward | GCACGGATTCCATGTCCACCA |
| Reverse | TCACATTACCCAGGTCGCCCA | |
| SOD2 | Forward | CAGAAGCACAGCCTCCCCGAC |
| Reverse | CCGTGGCGTTCAGGTTGTTCA |