E2 regulates MMP-13 via targeting miR-140 in IL-1β-induced extracellular matrix degradation in human chondrocytes

Table 1 Primers used for stem-loop reverse transcription or polymerase chain reaction of microRNAs and messenger RNA

Gene name		Primer sequences (5′-3′)
	Sense	GTAGGCACTGCAGATGAGAGAGAGAGAGCGCTGT
	Antisense	ATCGACAAGCTTCATGCTGCCTTCAGATGAGA
miR-140-5p	Stem-loop RT primer	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACCTACCAT
	Sense	CGCGCCAGTGGTTTTACCCT
	Antisense	CCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTA
U6	Stem-loop RT primer	GTCGTATCCAGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTCGCACTGGATACGACACGATT
	Sense	CCTGCGCAAGGATGAC
	Antisense	GTGCAGGGTCCGAGGT
MMP-13	Sense	TGATGACATCAAGAAGGTGGTGAAG
	Antisense	TCCTTGGAGGCCATGTGGGCCAT
GAPDH	Sense	GATCATCAGCAATGCCTCCT
	Antisense	TGTGGTCATGAGTCCTTCCA

ISSN: 1478-6362