Table 2.

Primer sequences used for RT-PCR

Gene	Primer name	Sequence
GAPDH	GAPDH-F	ACAACTTTGGTATCGTGGAAGG
	GAPDH-R	GCCATCACGCCACAGTTTC
MMP-3	MMP-3-F	ACATGGAGACTTTGTCCCTTTTG
	MMP-3-R	TTGGCTGAGTGGTAGAGTCCC
MMP-13	MMP-13-F	TTGAGCTGGACTCATTGTCG
	MMP-13-R	CGCGAGATTTGTAGGATGGT
ADAMTS-4	ADAMTS-4-F	ACACTGAGGACTGCCCAACT
	ADAMTS-4-R	GTGTAGCGAGGAACCCAGTC
ADAMTS-5	ADAMTS-5-F	CAAGGACAAGAGCCTGGAAG
	ADAMTS-5-R	CTGCATCGTAGTGCTCCTCA
Caspase-3	Caspase-3-F	TGTTTGTGTGCTTCTGAGCC
	Caspase-3-R	CACGCCATGTCATCATCAAC
Bcl-2	Bcl-2-F	ATGTGTGTGGAGACCGTCAA
	Bcl-2-R	GCCGTACAGTTCCACAAAGG

All sequences are given in 5’-3’ direction.