TABLE 1.

Primer sequences of rat target genes.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
β-actin	5′-CCC​GCG​AGT​ACA​ACC​TTC​T-3′	5′-CCC​GCG​AGT​ACA​ACC​TTC​T-3′
Col2	5′-CTC​AAG​TCG​CTG​AAC​AAC​CA-3′	5′-GTC​TCC​GCT​CTT​CCA​CTC​TG-3′
Sox9	5′-CAT​CAA​GAC​GGA​GCA​ACT​GA-3′	5′-TGT​AGT​GCG​GAA​GGT​TGA​AG-3′
Adamts4	5′-TTC​GCT​GAG​TAG​ATT​CGT​GGA​G-3′	5′-CGG​ACT​TTT​ATG​TGG​GTT​GC-3′
Adamts5	5′-TGG​AGT​GTG​TGG​AGG​GGA​TA-3′	5′-CGG​ACT​TTT​ATG​TGG​GTT​GC-3′
Mmp13	5′-CTA​TGG​TCC​AGG​AGA​TGA​AGA​C-3′	5′-GTG​CAG​ACG​CCA​GAA​GAA​TCT-3′