{"paper_id":"6911bf67-2f83-4536-b5a1-39b54d89318c","body_text":"Involvement of the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway in the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Fibrosis in Endometriosis\nFigure 1\nEffects of β-catenin siRNA on fibrotic markers in endometrial and endometriotic stromal cells from patients with endometriosis.\nEffects of β-catenin siRNA on the mRNA expression of αSMA, Col-I, CTGF, and FN in endometriotic (A) and endometrial (B) stromal cells with or without TGF-β1 stimulation.\nC: control siRNA-transfected cells; ß: ß-catenin siRNA-transfected cells.\n*: p<.05 versus control (C) cells without TGF-β1 stimulation.\n**: p<.05 versus control (C) cells with TGF-β1 stimulation.\nNumerical values are presented as the mean + SEM. Expression levels of αSMA, Col-I, CTGF, and FN mRNA are given relative to the expression level of the reference gene, GAPDH.\nEndometriotic stromal cells (n=10), endometrial stromal cells (n=10).","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}