Table 1 The sequence of primers used for real-time quantitative PCR

GAPDH

Sense: 5′-ACAGGGCAGTGGGATACAGGT-3′

Antisense: 5′-AAACAGCAAAGGGCAACAAAG-3′

MMP2

Sense: 5′-ACGAGGACTCCCCTCTGCAT-3′

Antisense: 5′-AGGCCTTGGGTCAGGTTTAGA-3′

MMP9

Sense: 5′-CAAACAGGGCAGAAGACACC-3′

Antisense: 5′-CTCTGAGGGTGCTCCACCT-3′

MMP13

Sense: 5′-TCTGCACCCTCAGCAGGTTG-3′

Antisense: 5′-CATGAGGTCTCGGGATGGATG-3′

Nrf2

Sense: 5′-CTCTCTGGAGACGGCCATGACT-3′

Antisense: 5′-CTGGGCTGGGGACAGTGGTAG-3′

HO-1

Sense: 5′-TTGTCTCTCTGGAATGGAAGG-3′

Antisense: 5′-GGCTCAGAACAGCCGCCTCTA-3′

NQO1

Sense: 5′-CATTCTGAAAGGCTGGTTTGA-3′

Antisense: 5′-CTAGCTTTGATCTGGTTGTCAG-3′