Research Article

Progression of Gene Expression Changes following a Mechanical Injury to Articular Cartilage as a Model of Early Stage Osteoarthritis

Table 1

OA related genes. Full gene names, abbreviations, forward and reverse primer sequences, annealing temperatures, amplicon lengths, and NCBI numbers.

OA Related Genes
Gene nameGene abbreviationSequence (5′ 3′)Annealing tempAmplicon lengthNCBI Number

Cartilage matrix
Collagen, Type I, Alpha 1Col1a1 F: CAACCGCTTCACCTACAGC60101AK236626
R: TTTTGTATTCGATCACTGTCTTGCC
Collagen, Type II, Alpha 1Col2a1 F: GAGAGGTCTTCCTGGCAAAG60118AF201724.1
R: AAGTCCCTGGAAGCCAGAT
AggrecanAcan F: TGCAGGTGACCATGGCC6079AF201722b
R: CGGTAATGGAACACAACCCCT
SRY (sex determining gene region Y) box-9Sox9 F: CAGGGCTCTGTGCTCTACTCC60230NM_213843.1
R: GGGTTACGGTCTTTCTTCGGT
OsteopontinOpn F: CCGCAGCCAGGAGCAGTC55214NM_214023.1
R: GTTGATCTCAGAAGACGCACTCTC
Cartilage oligometric matrix proteinComp F: GGCTGGAAGGACAAGACATC 5582XM_003123529.1
R: CCTCATAGAACCGCACTCTG

Degradative enzymes & inhibitors
Matrix metalloprotease-1Mmp1 F: TGATGGACCTGGAGGAAACC59131NM_001166229
R: GAGCAGCCACACGATACAAG
Matrix metalloprotease-3Mmp3 F: GATGTTGGTTACTTCAGCAC50197NM_001166308.1
R: ATCATTATGTCAGCCTCTCC
Matrix metalloprotease-13Mmp13 F: CCAAAGGCTACAACTTGTTTCTTG6077AF069643
R: TGGGTCCTTGGAGTGGTCAA
TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor-1Timp1 F: CCTCGTACCAGCGTTATG
R: CGTTCCACAGTTGTCCAG59177NM_213857.1
TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor-2Timp2 F: ATATACGAGAACACCAGACC
R: GGAATGATTACAACGGATGC59152AK237154.1
ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin Type 1 motif 5Adamts5 F: CGCTGCCACCACACTCAA
R: CGTAGTGCTCCTCATGGTCATCT
6080NM_007038.3

Inflammatory response
Indian hedgehogIhh F: CAGCGGGCGCTATGAAGGCA60140XM_001925486.1
R: GGTCCTTGCAGCGCTGGGTC
Transforming growth factor βTgfb F: GGAGTGGCTGTCCTTTGATGT60117NM_214015.1
R: AGTGTGTTATCTTTGCTGTCA
Nitric oxide synthase 2, inducibleInos F: TGAATTTGTCAACCTGTATTAC5382NM_001143690.1
R: CTTTGTTACCGCTTCCAC
Chitinase-3-like protein 1Chi3l1 F: TGACGCTCTATGACACAC62194NM_001001540
R: GGCTAGGTCCAGTCCATC

Cell proliferation & apoptosis
Caspase-8Casp8 F: TGGGCAAACAGATGCCACAACCT60153NM_001031779.2
R: CCCCTTCAATCTAGCCCACCCCC
Fas (TNF receptor superfamily, member 6)Fas F: TAGAGTTTGTGATGGAGAA53107NM_213839.1
R: ATTGAGAAGTGTGACAGA