Table 1.

Sequences of the primers used in this study.

Mouse Gene	Forward 5′-3′	Reverse 5′-3′
MMP2 NM_008610	ACCATGCGGAAGCCAAGAT	TTAAGGCCCGAGCAAAAGC
MMP3 NM_010809	CTTCCCAGGTTCGCCAAAAT	CATGTTCTCCAACTGCAAAGGA
MMP7 NM_010810	GGTGAGGACGCAGGAGTGAA	GCGTGTTCCTCTTTCCATATAACTTC
MMP8 NM_008611	CACACACAGCTTGCCAATGC	TCCCAGTCTCTGCTAAGCTGAAG
MMP9 NM_013599	CAGACGTGGGTCGATTCC	TCATCGATCATGTCTCGC
MMP12 NM_008605	TGAGGCAGAAACGTGGACTAAA	GGGCTCCATAGAGGGACTGAA
MMP14 NM_008608	CCCAAAAACCCCGCCTAT	TCTGTGTCCATCCACTGGTAAAA
HPRT-1 NM_013556	AGTACAGCCCCAAAATGG	TCCTTTTCACCAGCAAGCT