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SUBMITTER: Liu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6297317 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Hengwei H Du Yu Y Zhang Zhibing Z Lv Liqun L Xiong Wenqian W Zhang Ling L Li Na N He Haitang H Li Qi Q Liu Yi Y
Biology of reproduction 20181101 5
Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disorder, and presents with malignant characteristics, such as migration and invasion. Hypoxia has been implicated in triggering epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Hypoxia is also known to induce autophagy. However, the relationship between autophagy and EMT under hypoxia conditions in endometriosis remains unknown. In the present study, we found that the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), microtubule associated protein light chain 3 ( ...[more]