TABLE 2.

Primer sequences used for RT-qPCR experiments.

Gene	Organism	Sense primer	Antisense primer
C1QBP	Homo sapiens	GGA​CAA​GAA​GAC​GAG​GCT​GAG​AGT	CGG​TCG​GCA​AGG​AAA​TCC​ATT​AGG
Aggrecan	Homo sapiens	TCC​CCT​GCT​ATT​TCA​TCG​AC	CCA​GCA​GCA​CTA​CCT​CCT​TC
Collagen II	Homo sapiens	GGA​GCA​GCA​AGA​GCA​AGG​AGA​A	AGC​AGG​CGT​AGG​AAG​GTC​ATC​T
GAPDH	Homo sapiens	CGG​AGC​CAA​AAG​GGT​CAT​CA	GGG​GGG​CTA​AGC​AGT​TGG​TG