Table 1.
Primer sequences
| Gene | Forward primer | Reverse primer |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMTS‐5 | GCTCACGAAATCGGACATTTACTT | ACCAAAGGTCTCTTCACAGAATTTG |
| IL‐6 | AGCCCACCGGGAACGA | GGACCGAAGGCGCTTGT |
| IL‐8 | AGAAGTTTTTGAAGAGGGCTGAGA | CAGACCCACACAATACATGAAGTG |
| DNMT1 | CAGAAAAGGAATGTGTGAAGGAGAA | AAGGGATTTGACTTTAGCCAGGTA |
| MMP1 | ACTGCCAAATGGGCTTGAAG | TTCCCTTTGAAAAACCGGACTT |
| MMP3 | GAGGCATCCACACCCTAGGTT | TCAGAAATGGCTGCATCGATT |
| MMP13 | ATTAAGGAGCATGGCGACTTCT | CCCAGGAGGAAAAGCATGAG |
| TNFα | TCTTCTCGAACCCCGAGTGA | CCTCTGATGGCACCACCAG |
| TIMP3 | TCTCCTTGTCCCTGCTTCATG | AGGCCCTTGACTACACTCTCATCT |
| GAPDH | ATCTTCTTTTGCGTCGCCAG | TTCCCCATGGTGTCTGAGC |
| RPS27A | TGGCTGTCCTGAAATATTATAAGGT | CCCCAGCACCACATTCATCA |