Table 1

The sequence of polymerase chain reaction primers used in this experiment

Primer name

Primer sequence

Product size

MMP-1 sense

5'-CCT AGC TAC ACC TTC AGT GG-3'

338 bp

MMP-1 antisense

5'-GCC CAG TAC TTA TTC CCT TT-3'

MMP-13 sense

5'-TTG AGG ATA CAG GCA AGA CT-3'

311 bp

MMP-13 antisense

5'-TGG AAG TAT TAC CCC AAA TG-3'

VEGF sense

5'-ACT TCA GGC TCT TCT CCT TT-3'

288 bp

VEGF antisense

5'-TTC AGA CAA CCT GAG TCC TT-3'

IL-6 sense

5'-CTG GTC TTT TGG AGT TTG AG-3'

344 bp

IL-6 antisense

5'-TTT CTG ACC AGA AGA AGG AA-3'

IL-8 sense

5'-ACT TTC AGA GAC AGC AGA GC-3'

264 bp

IL-8 antisense

5'-GTG GTC CAC TCT CAA TCA CT-3'

COX-2 sense

5'-TTC AAA TGA GAT TGT GGG AAA ATT GCT-3'

306 bp

COX-2 antisense

5'-AGA TCA TCT CTG CCT GAG TAT CTT-3'

β-actin sense

5'-TCA TGA GGT AGT CAG TCA GG-3'

305 bp

β-actin antisense

5'-CTT CTA CAA TGA GCT GCG TG-3'

bp, base pairs; COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; IL, interleukin; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.

Choi et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R161   doi:10.1186/ar2844