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PMID 25162724
Gene Name CTNNB1
Condition Endometriosis
Association Associated
Population size 76
Population details 76 (36 endometriosis patients, 40 non endometriosis patients)
Age 22–44 yrs
Sex Female
Infertility type Female infertility
Associated genes MSI1, CTNNB1
Other associated phenotypes Endometriosis
Correlation of changes of (non)exfoliated endometrial organelles and expressions of Musashi-1 and beta-catenin with endometriosis in menstrual period.

Gynecol Endocrinol. 2014;30(12):861-7. doi: 10.3109/09513590.2014.955467. Epub

Yu, Cong-Xiang| Song, Jing-Hui| Liang, Lei

a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University Inner Mongolia China.| a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University Inner Mongolia China.| a D

This study aims to investigate the correlation of structural changes of endometrial organelles and expressions of Musashi-1 (Msi-1) and beta-catenin with the endometriosis (EMs) in the menstrual period. The structural changes of exfoliated and nonexfoliated endometrial organelles in the experimental group and the control group were observed by the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) on the first and fifth day of menstruation. (1) TEM: compared with the control group, the exfoliated endometrial organelles in the experimental group on the first day were rich, with irregular nucleus, the bi-nucleolus could be seen, with rich chromatin; while the shapes of epithelial secretory cells in the nonexfoliated endometrial gland were irregular, with abundant organelles, the basal film varied in width, with abnormal curvature, and a lot of intercellular collagen fibers could be seen. (2) The expressions of Msi-1 and beta-catenin in the exfoliated and nonexfoliated endometrium of the experimental group were higher than those of the control group and exhibited positively correlation, while no correlation could be found within the control group. (1) The organelles' structural changes might cause the changes of endometrial cellular functions. (2) Msi-1 might participate in the formation of EMs through activating the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway.

Mesh Terms: Adult| Endometriosis/*metabolism| Endometrium/*metabolism| Epithelial Cells/metabolism| Female| Humans| Menstruation/*metabolism| Nerve Tissue Proteins/*metabolism| Organelles/*metabolism| RNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism| Signal Transduction/ph