Table 1 Primers used for RT-PCR

18S

5′-GTA ACC CGT TGA ACC CCA TT-3′

5′-CCA TCC AAT CGG TAG TAG CG-3′

NR_003286.2

SOX9

5′-GTA CCC GCA CTT GCA CAA C-3′

5′- TCT CGC TCT CGT TCA GAA GTC-3′

NM_000346.3

Collagen 2A

5′- GGGAGTAATGCAAGGACCA-3′

5′- ATCATCACCAGGCTTTCCAG-3′

NM_001844.4

Aggrecan

5′-GCC TGC GCT CCA ATG ACT-3′

5′-ATG GAA CAC GAT GCC TTT CAC-3′

NM_013227.3

Collagen A1

5′-CCC CTG GAA AGA ATG GAG ATG-3′

5′-TCC AAA CCA CTG AAA CCT CTG-3′

NM_000088.3

MMP13

5′-TCA CCA ATT CCT GGG AAG TCT-3′

5′-TCA GGA AAC CAG GTC TGG AG-3′

NM_002427.3

Collagen 10

5′-ACG CTG AAC GAT ACC AAA TG-3′

5′-TGC TAT ACC TTT ACT CTT TAT GGT GTA-3′

NM_000493.3

p53

5′-GGCCCACTTCACCGTACTAA-3′

5′-GTGGTTTCAAGGCCAGATGT-3′

NM_000546

BAX

5′-TTTGCTTCAGGGTTTCATCC-3′

5′-CAGTTGAAGTTGCCGTCAGA-3′

NM_001291428.1