TABLE 1.

Primer sequences of target genes.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
β-Actin	5′-CCC​GCG​AGT​ACA​ACC​TTC​T-3′	5′-CCC​GCG​AGT​ACA​ACC​TTC​T-3′
COL2A1	5′-CTC​AAG​TCG​CTG​AAC​AAC​CA-3′	5′-GTC​TCC​GCT​CTT​CCA​CTC​TG-3′
COL10A1	5′-GAT​CAT​GGA​GCT​CAC​GGA​AAA-3′	5′-CCG​TTC​GAT​TCC​GCA​TTG-3′
MMP3	5′-TTG​ATG​ATG​ATG​AAC​GAT​GG-3′	5′-CCT​TCT​TAC​CTC​ACT​TCC​TAT-3′
MMP13	5′-CTA​TGG​TCC​AGG​AGA​TGA​AGA​C-3′	5′-GTG​CAG​ACG​CCA​GAA​GAA​TCT-3′
Aggrecan	5′-GCA​GAC​ATT​GAT​GAG​TGC​CTC-3′	5′-CTC​ACA​CAG​GTC​CCC​TCT​GT-3′
IL-6	5′-CTC​TCC​GCA​AGT​AAG​TGA​A-3′	5′-GGT​ATC​CTC​TGT​GAA​GTC​TC-3′
ADAMTS5	5′-TGG​AGT​GTG​TGG​AGG​GGA​TA-3′	5′-CGG​ACT​TTT​ATG​TGG​GTT​GC-3′
ADAMTS9	5′-TAC​AGG​CAA​AGG​CTG​GTC​TC-3′	5′-CTC​AGG​TAG​CAG​GGA​TGG​AC-3′
SOX6	5′-CAG​GAG​ATG​CGA​CAG​TTC​TTC-3′	5′-TCT​GAG​GTG​ATG​GTG​TGG​TC-3′
SOX9	5′-CAT​CAA​GAC​GGA​GCA​ACT​GA-3′	5′-TGT​AGT​GCG​GAA​GGT​TGA​AG-3′