Decreased Expression of Cannabinoid Receptors in the Eutopic and Ectopic Endometrium of Patients with Adenomyosis

Table 2

Relative expression levels of CB1 mRNA and CB2 mRNA.

	normal	eutopic	ectopic
	(n = 34)	(n = 45)	(n = 45)
CB1 mRNA levels
proliferative phase	0.153 ± 0.02	0.071 ± 0.01	0.022 ± 0.00
	(n = 22)	(n = 23)	(n = 23)
secretory phase	0.244 ± 0.03	0.127 ± 0.04	0.027 ± 0.00
	(n = 12)	(n = 22)	(n = 22)
CB2 mRNA levels
proliferative phase	0.183 ± 0.02	0.041 ± 0.00	0.015 ± 0.00
	(n = 22)	(n = 23)	(n = 23)
secretory phase	0.313 ± 0.05	0.148 ± 0.03	0.029 ± 0.00
	(n = 12)	(n = 22)	(n = 22)

Values given as mean ± standard error (SEM). between normal endometrium and eutopic endometrium (same phase), p < 0.05. between eutopic endometrium and ectopic endometrium (same phase), p < 0.05. between normal endometrium and ectopic endometrium (same phase), p < 0.05. between proliferative phase and secretory phase (same group), p < 0.05. between proliferative phase and secretory phase (same group), p ≧ 0.05.