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COL 2, ACP, SOX9, COL 1 and COL 10 gene expression of BMSCs, iCIM, iCCM, and chondrocytes
| COL 2 | ACP | SOX9 | COL 1 | COL 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMSCs | 0.000110 ± 0.000067* | 0.0279 ± 0.0377* | 0.000127 ± 0.000159* | 0.584 ± 0.181* | 0.000118 ± 0.000102* |
| iCIM | 0.001068 ± 0.000882† | 0.0636 ± 0.0711 | 0.024188 ± 0.041229† | 0.417 ± 0.404 | 0.000268 ± 0.000212†,# |
| iCCM | 0.001047 ± 0.000929‡ | 0.0467 ± 0.0408 | 0.003450 ± 0.005637‡ | 0.173 ± 0.283 | 0.000736 ± 0.000183‡,§ |
| Chondrocytes | 0.154506 ± 0.006891 | 0.0952 ± 0.0038 | 0.544180 ± 0.098256 | 0.160 ± 0.028 | 0.060961 ± 0.049591 |
Description of the primers used in the quantitative RT-PCR analysis
| Gene | Forward primer (5′ to 3′) | Reverse primer (5′ to 3′) |
|---|---|---|
| COL 1 | AAGGCTTCAAGGTCCCCCTGGTG | CAGCACCAGTAGCACCATCATTTC |
| COL 2 | GGCAATAGCAGGTTCACGTACA | CGATAACAGTCTTGCCCCACTT |
| COL X | CGTCTTCAGCGCCAAGC | CGCCATTCTTCACCAGATCAAA |
| ACP | CATTCGGCGGACAAATTAGATG | CCTACAAACGCAGACTACAGAA |
| SOX9 | CTGAGTCATTTGCAGTGTTTTCT | CATGCTTGCATTGTTTTTGTGT |
| GAPDH | GGCGATGCTGGCGCTGAGTAC | TGGTTCACACCCATGACGA |