Table 2

Sequences of PCR primers for MMPs

Primers (5′–3′)
SenseAntisenseExpected product size bp
PCR, polymerase chain reaction; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; G3PDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
MMP-1GGGAACCCTCGCTGGGAGCAAAGGCCGAGTTCATGAGCCGCAAC352
MMP-2CAGCCTGGGACTGCCCCCTGATCAGGCCCCTCCGGGTCCTTCTC400
MMP-3CCTGGGACGCCAGCCAACTGTGTGCTTGGGAAAGCCTGGCTCCAT425
MMP-7CCTCAGGAGGCGGGAGGCATGAGCTCCTCGCGCAAAGCCAATCA425
MMP-8GCCTCGCTGTGGAGTGCCTGACAGCGAGCCCCAAAGAATGGCCAAA414
MMP-9GCCATCGCGGAGATTGGGAACCCGGGGAACATCCGGTCCACCTC400
MMP-10ATGCGCAAGCCCAGGTGTGGAGGCCCCAGGGAGTGGCCAAGTTC418
MMP-11CCCTGGCCCACTGTCACCTCCAGGCAGCATGGACCGGGAACCTC393
MMP-12TGAAAGTGACCGGGCAACTGGACATGTGCATCCCCTCCAATGCCAGA370
MMP-13GCGGGGTTCCTGATGTGGGTGAGGCCGAACTCATGCGCAGCAAC390
MMP-14ATTCGCAAGGCGTTCCGCGTGTCGGTCATCATCGGGCAGCACAA398
MMP-15CAATGAGCGCCTGCGGATGGAGCGTTCACCGTCCGTGCCACCTC263
MMP-16GACAGTGCCCCCACACCGCTCTTAGGAGGCAAGCCCCGCCAGAA260
MMP-17GTGCGCGTCTGGCAGCTGTACGAGACGGGGCGCGGGTATCCTTC403
G3PDHACCACAGTCCATGCCATCACTCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTA450