Research Article

Trans-Cinnamaldehyde Inhibits IL-1β-Stimulated Inflammation in Chondrocytes by Suppressing NF-κB and p38-JNK Pathways and Exerts Chondrocyte Protective Effects in a Rat Model of Osteoarthritis

Table 1

Sequences of the primers used for RT-qPCR.

PrimersForward primer (5′→3′)Reverse primer (5′→3′)

MMP-1ACTGAGAGAGGCTCCGAGAATGGAACCCCGCATCTTGGCTT
MMP-2TGATCTTGACCAGAATACCATCGAGGCTTGCGAGGGAAGAAGTT
MMP-3CTCTGGAGTAATGTCACACCTCTTGTTGGTCCACCTTTCATCTTC
MMP-9CCTGGAGACCTGAGAACCAATCCCACCCGAGTGTAACCATAGC
MMP-13AGTCTTCCAATCCTACTGTTGCTTCCCCGTCACCTCCAATCC
ADAMTS-4GAACATCGACCAACTCTACCCGCAGGAGGAGATCGTGTTCCA
ADAMTS-5GAGGAGGGAGATCGTGTTCCACAGCTCTAGTAGGCAGCGTC