Research Article

[Retracted] Pravastatin Reduces Matrix Metalloproteinases Expression and Promotes Cholesterol Efflux in Osteoarthritis Chondrocytes

Table 2

Real-time quantitative PCR primer sequences and annealing temperature.

GeneForward primerReverse primerAt (°C)

GAPDHGGC​TCT​CTG​CTC​CTC​CCT​GTGTA​ACC​AGG​CGT​CCG​ATA​CGG​C63
MMP-1TTTGATGGACCTCAATATCATTAGTGCTCCTACA52
MMP-3GATTAATGGAGATGCAGCATTGGCTGAGTG54
MMP-13GAA​CAC​AGA​TAA​AGG​GAA​ATGCA​GGG​AAG​GGG​CTA​ATG​AA50
PPARγCCT​CCC​TGA​TGA​ATA​AAG​ATG​GCTGGGCGGTCTCCACTGA60
LXRGAA​CGA​GGC​TGC​TTC​GTG​ACGGA​GAA​CCA​TTC​CCA​GGC​A54
ABCA1TGG​ACA​ATG​AAA​CCT​TCT​CTG​GATTAG​CCT​TGC​AAA​AAC​ACC​TTC​TG58