Table 5.

Primer sequence

Gene	Primer sequence (5’–3’)
β-actin	Forward: 5’-CTGTCCCTGTATGCCTCTG-3’ Reverse: 5’-ATGTCACGCACGATTTCC-3’
TNF-α	Forward: 5’-AGGCTGCCCCGACTACGT-3’ Reverse:5’-GACTTTCTCCTGGTATGAGATAGCAAA-3’
MMP-13	Forward: 5’ -ACGTGTGGAGGTGAGGCATCC-3’
	Reverse: 5’-GCAGAAGGCAGACCGCAATGG-3’
COL2	Forward: 5’-CAT GAC CTC GTG ATG AAC GTG T-3’
	Reverse: 5’-CGG GTG AGG ACG TTT ACA AAG-3’
lncRNA H19	Forward: 5’-AGGCGAGGATGACAGGTGTGG-3’
	Reverse: 5’-GAACAGACGGCTTCTACGACAAGG-3’
ACAN	Forward: 5’-CACTCCTGCCTGCTATGGAATGC-3’
	Reverse:5’-CCTGGTGATGCTGGTGCTGTTAG-3’