Table 1 The PCR primers utilized in this study

GADPG-M

ACTTGAAGGGTGGAGCCAAA

GCCCTTCCACAATGCCAAAG

ARG1-M

CATATCTGCCAAGGACATCG

GGTCTCTTCCATCACTTTGC

CD206-M

AGGGTGCGGTACACTAACTG

TCTGACTCTGGACACTTGCC

INOS-M

GGAGCGAGTTGTGGATTGTC

CAGCCTCTTGTCTTTGACCC

CD86-M

CTCAGATGCTGTTTCCGTGG

CTGTGCCCAAATAGTGCTCG

IL-1-M

ATGATGGCTTATTACAGTGGCAA

GTCGGAGATTCGTAGCTGGA

IL-10-M

GAGAAGCATGGCCCAGAAATC

GAGAAATCGATGACAGCGCC

IL-6-M

ATAGTCCTTCCTACCCCAATTTCC

GATGAATTGGATGGTCTTGGTCC

GAPDH-R

TCCAGTATGACTCTACCCACG

CACGACATACTCAGCACCAG

TNF-α-R

GATCGGTCCCAACAAGGAGG

GCTTGGTGGTTTGCTACGAC

MMP13-R

ACCATCCTGTGACTCTTGCG

TTCACCCACATCAGGCACTC

SOX9-R

TCCAGCAAGAACAAGCCACA

CGAAGGGTCTCTTCTCGCTC

ACAN-R

GAATGGGAGCCAGCCTACAC

GAGAGGCAGAGGGACTTTCG