Table 4 IHC staining summary of candidate proteins.
Protein | Cells | Localization | Endometriosis (n = 8) | Endometrium (n = 5) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AXL | Epithelial cells | Nucleus | 1.4 ± 0.74 | 0.0 | 0.00061 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 2.5 ± 0.53 | 1.2 ± 1.1 | 0.027 |
|  | Stromal cells | Nucleus | 1.3 ± 0.71 | 0.0 | 0.00087 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 1.5 ± 0.53 | 0.0 | 0.000048 |
SHC1 | Epithelial cells | Nucleus | 1.3 ± 0.46 | 0.80 ± 0.84 | 0.16 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 2.0 ± 0.53 | 1.2 ± 0.55 | 0.043 |
|  | Stromal cells | Nucleus | 1.4 ± 0.74 | 0.20 ± 0.45 | 0.0023 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 1.5 ± 0.76 | 0.40 ± 0.55 | 0.0059 |
ACTN4 | Epithelial cells | Nucleus | 1.3 ± 0.71 | 0.60 ± 0.89 | 0.11 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 2.9 ± 0.35 | 1.6 ± 0.55 | 0.0017 |
|  | Stromal cells | Nucleus | 1.1 ± 0.99 | 0.20 ± 0.45 | 0.022 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 2.1 ± 0.99 | 0.40 ± 0.55 | 0.0022 |
PIK3CA | Epithelial cells | Nucleus | 1.9 ± 0.64 | 0.40 ± 0.55 | 0.00069 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 2.5 ± 0.53 | 1.4 ± 0.55 | 0.0034 |
|  | Stromal cells | Nucleus | 1.6 ± 0.52 | 0.20 ± 0.45 | 0.00021 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 1.5 ± 0.53 | 0.20 ± 0.45 | 0.00042 |
p-AKT | Epithelial cells | Nucleus | 1.4 ± 0.74 | 0.0 | 0.00061 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 2.1 ± 0.45 | 0.80 ± 0.45 | 0.00058 |
|  | Stromal cells | Nucleus | 1.4 ± 0.74 | 0.0 | 0.00061 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 1.6 ± 0.74 | 0.0 | 0.00023 |
p-mTOR | Epithelial cells | Nucleus | 1.8 ± 0.46 | 0.60 ± 0.55 | 0.0026 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 2.5 ± 0.53 | 1.6 ± 0.55 | 0.0092 |
|  | Stromal cells | Nucleus | 1.4 ± 0.52 | 0.20 ± 0.45 | 0.00081 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 1.3 ± 0.71 | 0.0 | 0.00078 |
p-Erk | Epithelial cells | Nucleus | 0.63 ± 0.74 | 0.0 | 0.025 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 2.5 ± 0.76 | 1.6 ± 0.55 | 0.016 |
|  | Stromal cells | Nucleus | 0.50 ± 0.53 | 0.0 | 0.017 |
|  |  | Cytoplasm | 1.0 ± 0.53 | 0.20 ± 0.45 | 0.0079 |