Table 1.
Primers Used for Quantitative Real-Time PCR
| Source | Target | Forward primer, 5′-3′ | Reverse primer, 5′-3′ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse | COX-2 | AATGCTGACTATGGCTACAAAA | AAAACTGATGCGTGAAGTGCTG |
| iNOS | ACAGGAGGGGTTAAAGCTGC | TTGTCTCCAAGGGACCAGG | |
| MMP-13 | ACTTTGTTGCCAATTCCAGG | TTTGAGAACACGGGGAAGAC | |
| ADAMTS-5 | GCATTGACGCATCCAAACCC | CGTGGTAGGTCCAGCAAACAGTTAC | |
| Col-2 | ACTAGTCATCCAGCAAACAGCCAGG | TTGGCTTTGGGAAGAGAC | |
| Bcl-2 | TGTGGTCCATCTGACCCTCC | ACATCTCCCTGTTGACGCTCT | |
| Bax | CTGAGCTGACCTTGGAGC | GACTCCAGCCACAAAGATG | |
| Caspase-3 | AGGAGGGACGAACACGTCT | CAAAGAAGGTTGCCCCAATCT | |
| β-Tubulin | CAGCGATGAGCACGGCATAGAC | CCAGGTTCCAAGTCCACCAGAATG |