Table 1.

Primers for RT-PCR

Gene	Primers
IL-6	Forward: AGAGACTTCCAGCCAGTTGC
	Reverse: AGTCTCCTCTCCGGACTTGT
IL-1β	Forward: TGCCACCTTTTGACAGTGATG
	Reverse: TGATGTGCTGCTGCGAGATT
TNF-α	Forward: GGCTTTCGGAACTCACTGGA
	Reverse: GCCAGTGTATGAGAGGGACG
MMP3	Forward: CCTCTGAGTCTTTTCATGGAGGG
	Reverse: ACTTGAGGTTGACTGGTGCC
MMP13	Forward: ACCCAGCCCTATCCCTTGAT
	Reverse: TCTCGGGATGGATGCTCGTA
ADAMTS4	Forward: CATCCTACGCCGGAAGAGTC
	Reverse: CCAGAAGGAGCCTTGACGTT
ADAMTS5	Forward: ATGCACTTCAGCCACGATCA
	Reverse: CCAGAATCTGCTTCCGTGGT
Col II	Forward: GCCAGGATGCCCGAAAATTAG
	Reverse: CTTGTCACCACGGTCACCTC
Aggrecan	Forward: GGGACCTGTGTGAGATCGAC
	Reverse: GGTCGGGAAAGTGGCGATAA
β-actin	Forward: TGGAGCAAACATCCCCCAAA
	Reverse: TGCCGTGGATACTTGGAGTG