Table 1.
Primers used for qRT-PCR.
| Gene | Accession Number | Forward (5′-3′) | Reverse (5′-3′) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COL2A1 | NM_001844.5 | CTGGTGTGAAGGGTGAGAGT | AGTCCGTCCTCTTTCACCAG |
| ACAN | NM_001135.4 | TCCCCAACAGATGCTTCCAT | GTACTTGTTCCAGCCCTCCT |
| SOX9 | NM_000346.4 | CCGCTCACAGTACGACTACA | GTGAAGGTGGAGTAGAGGCC |
| COMP | NM_000095.4 | CCTTCAATGGCGTGGACTTC | TGACCACGTAGAAGCTGGAG |
| MMP-3 | NM_002422.5 | CCTCTGATGGCCCAGAATTGA | GAAATTGGCCACTCCCTGGGT |
| MMP-13 | NM_002427.4 | GTCCAGGAGATGAAGACCCC | CTCGGAGACTGGTAATGGCA |
| SOD2 | NM_000636.4 | CTGGACAAACCTCAGCCCTA | TGATGGCTTCCAGCAACTC |
| IL-6 | NM_000600.5 | CGCCTTCGGTCCAGTTGCC | GCCAGTGCCTCTTTGCTGCTTT |
| IL-8 | NM_000584.4 | CTCTTGGCAGCCTTCCTGATTTC | TTTTCCTTGGGGTCCAGACAGAG |
| TNF-α | NM_000594.4 | AACATCCAACCTTCCCAAACGC | TGGTCTCCAGATTCCAGATGTCAGG |
| ACTB | NM_001101.5 | ACTCTTCCAGCCTTCCTTCC | CGTACAGGTCTTTGCGGATG |