Primer sets for real-time PCR
| Gene | Forward/reverse | Primer sequence |
| Col12a1 | Forward | 5′-ACCCACCTTCCGACTTGAATT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TAGGCCCATCTGTTGTAGGG-3′ | |
| Runx2 | Forward | 5′-CCCAGCCACCTTTACCTACA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TATGGAGTGCTGCTGGTCTG-3′ | |
| Ocn | Forward | 5′-AAGCAGGAGGGCAATAAGGT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TAGGCGGTCTTCAAGCCATA-3′ | |
| Opn | Forward | 5′-TGGTGCCTGACCCATCTCA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TCTTCAGAGGACACAGCATTCTG-3′ | |
| Cx43 | Forward | 5′-GTGGCCTGCTGAGAACCTAC-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-CTTGGCCCAGCCTCGAT-3′ | |
| Cad2 | Forward | 5′-CTGGGACGTATGTGATGACG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TGATGATGTCCCCAGTCTCA-3′ | |
| Cad11 | Forward | 5′-CACAGGATGGTGTGGTGAAG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-AGGCTCATCGGCATCTTCTA-3′ | |
| Trap | Forward | 5′-CAGAGTGGCTGTTGACTCCA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-ACCAGCGCTTGGAGATCTTA-3′ | |
| Nfatc1 | Forward | 5′-GCACATTTGAGTCCGTGATG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GCAGAGCAAATGACTGTGGA-3′ | |
| Rank | Forward | 5′-GCTGGCTACCACTGGAACTC-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GTGCAGTTGGTCCAAGGTTT-3′ | |
| Rankl | Forward | 5′-ACCAGCATCAAAATCCCAAG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-AAGGGTTGGACACCTGGATG-3′ | |
| Gapdh | Forward | 5′-TCAACAGCAACTCCCACTCTTCCA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-ACCCTGTTGCTGTAGCCGTATTCA-3′ |
| Gene | Forward/reverse | Primer sequence |
| Col12a1 | Forward | 5′-ACCCACCTTCCGACTTGAATT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TAGGCCCATCTGTTGTAGGG-3′ | |
| Runx2 | Forward | 5′-CCCAGCCACCTTTACCTACA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TATGGAGTGCTGCTGGTCTG-3′ | |
| Ocn | Forward | 5′-AAGCAGGAGGGCAATAAGGT-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TAGGCGGTCTTCAAGCCATA-3′ | |
| Opn | Forward | 5′-TGGTGCCTGACCCATCTCA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TCTTCAGAGGACACAGCATTCTG-3′ | |
| Cx43 | Forward | 5′-GTGGCCTGCTGAGAACCTAC-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-CTTGGCCCAGCCTCGAT-3′ | |
| Cad2 | Forward | 5′-CTGGGACGTATGTGATGACG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-TGATGATGTCCCCAGTCTCA-3′ | |
| Cad11 | Forward | 5′-CACAGGATGGTGTGGTGAAG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-AGGCTCATCGGCATCTTCTA-3′ | |
| Trap | Forward | 5′-CAGAGTGGCTGTTGACTCCA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-ACCAGCGCTTGGAGATCTTA-3′ | |
| Nfatc1 | Forward | 5′-GCACATTTGAGTCCGTGATG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GCAGAGCAAATGACTGTGGA-3′ | |
| Rank | Forward | 5′-GCTGGCTACCACTGGAACTC-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-GTGCAGTTGGTCCAAGGTTT-3′ | |
| Rankl | Forward | 5′-ACCAGCATCAAAATCCCAAG-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-AAGGGTTGGACACCTGGATG-3′ | |
| Gapdh | Forward | 5′-TCAACAGCAACTCCCACTCTTCCA-3′ |
| Reverse | 5′-ACCCTGTTGCTGTAGCCGTATTCA-3′ |