Table 1.

Sequences of primers used for qRT-PCR

Gene	Forward primer sequence (5’–3’)	Reverse primer sequence (5’–3’)
β-actin	CTACCTCATGAAGATCCTGACC	CACAGCTTCTCTTTGATGTCAC
TNF-α	ATGTCTCAGCCTCTTCTCATTC	GCTTGTCACTCGAATTTTGAGA
IL-6	TCTGGAGCCCACCAAGAACGATAG	GTCACCAGCATCAGTCCCAAGAAG
Runx2	CCTTCAAGGTTGTAGCCCTC	GGAGTAGTTCTCATCATTCCCG
ALP	AACCCAGACACAAGCATTCC	CCAGCAAGAAGAAGCCTTTG
OCN	GGACCATCTTTCTGCTCACTCTGC	TCCTGCTTGGACATGAAGGCTTT

qRT-PCR: quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-6: interleukin-6, Runx2: runt-related transcription factor 2, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, OCN: osteocalcin.