Table 1 Primer sequences used for qPCR.

B2M

(β2-Microglobulin)

GAT GAG TAT GCC TGC CGT GT

TGC GGC ATC TTC AAA CCT CC

ACAN

(Aggrecan)

CCC CTG CTA TTT CAT CGA CCC

GAC ACA CGG CTC CAC TTG AT

COL1A1

(Collagen I)

GAT CTG CGT CTG CGA CAA C

GGC AGT TCT TGG TCT CGT CA

COL2A1

(Collagen II)

AGA CTT GCG TCT ACC CCA ATC

GCA GGC GTA GGA AGG TCA TC

COL10A1

(Collagen X)

CAT AAA AGG CCC ACT ACC CAA C

ACC TTG CTC TCC TCT TAC TGC

SOX9

(SRY-Box 9)

AGC GAA CGC ACA TCA AGA C

CTG TAG GCG ATC TGT TGG GG

MMP3

(Matrix Metallopeptidase 3)

ATG CCC ACT TTG ATG ATG ATG AAC

CCA CGC CTG AAG GAA GAG ATG

MMP9

(Matrix Metallopeptidase 9)

GTA CTC GAC CTG TAC CAG CG

TTC AGG GCG AGG ACC ATA GA

MMP13

(Matrix Metallopeptidase 13)

CCA GAC TTC ACG ATG GCA TTG

GGC ATC TCC TCC ATA ATT TGG C

RUNX2

(Runt Related Transcription Factor 2)

CCG TCT TCA CAA ATC CTC CCC

CCC GAG GTC CAT CTA CTG TAA C

IL-1β

(Interleukin 1 β)

CAA CAG GCT GCT CTG GGA TT

GTC CTG GAA GGA GCA CTT CAT

IL-6

(Interleukin 6)

AGT TCC TGC AGA AAA AGG CAA AG

CAT TTG CCG AAG AGC CCT CA

TNF-α

(Tumor Necrosis Factor α)

TCT CCT TCC TGA TCG TGG CA

GGG TTT GCT ACA ACA TGG GCT