Oral Administration of Mifepristone Combined with Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation in Treating Patients with Uterine Fibroids: Efficacy, Safety, and Alternations of Inflammatory Cytokines, Adhesion Molecules, and Growth Factors

Table 4

The serum levels of TGF-β, TGF-β receptor, VEGF, EGF, and bFGF in patients with uterine fibroids following ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation alone or combined with oral administration of mifepristone.

Group		Before or after treatment	TGF- (μg/L)	TGF-β receptor (μg/L)	VEGF (ng/L)	EGF (ng/L)	bFGF (ng/L)
Control group	65	Before
		After
			8.324	6.521	14.183	6.196	16.412
			0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
Experimental group	65	Before
		After	^&	^&	^&	^&	^&
			21.435	11.548	37.548	7.955	14.084
			0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001

Compared to the control group, ^&; TGF-β: transforming growth factor β; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; EGF: epidermal growth factor; bFGF: basic fibroblast growth factor.