Investigation on the relative association of CD44 and fibronectin expression with endometriosis / 中国免疫学杂志

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Objective:To study the expression of CD44s and fibronectin in endometriosis.Methods:Expression of CD44s and fibronectin were evaluated by immunohistochemistry method in entopic from 22 patients and in ectopic from 45 patients with endometriosis and the endometrial tissues of 20 non-endometriosis.Results:CD44s is restricted to epithelial cells;fibronectin is restricted to stroma,their expression remained constants thoughout the menstrual cycle.Decreased expression of CD44s and fibronectin in epithelial and stroma in endometriosis was found in eutopic endometrium(P