Ameliorative Effect of Curcumin Nanoparticles against Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Knee Osteoarthritis in Rats

Table 1

Primer sequences for NF-κB, iNOS, and type II collagen mRNA.

Target gene	Primer sequence
NF-κB	Forward primer: 5-CATTGAGGTGTATTTCACGG-3; Reverse primer: 5-GGCAAGTGGCCATTGTGTTC-3
iNOS	Forward primer: 5-GACCAGAAACTGTCTCACCTG-3; Reverse primer: 5-CGAACATCGAACGTCTCACA-3
Type II collagen	Forward primer: 5-GAGTGGAAGAGCGGAGACTACTG-3; Reverse primer: 5-CTCCATGTTGCAGAAGACTTTCA-3
Beta-actin	Forward primer: 5-TGTTTGAGACCTTCAACACC-3; Reverse primer: 5-CGCTCATTGCCGATAGTGAT-3

There were six samples in each group, and data are described as . For each parameter, means (which have different superscript symbols) are statistically significant at .