Figure 1. DOCK1 is down-regulated in placental tissues after unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA).
(A) Comparison of relative mRNA expression levels of the DOCK family in villous tissue from patients with RSA (n = 12) and HCs (n = 9). (B) DOCK1 protein content in HCs (n = 6) and RSA (n = 5) determined using Western blotting (Left). Comparison of DOCK1 protein content in HCs and RSA (Right). (C) Representative immunohistochemical staining of DOCK1 in extravillous trophoblasts. Scale bar: 200 μm. (D) Representative immunohistochemical staining of DOCK1 in cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts. Scale bar: 200 μm. (A, B) Data information: in (A, B), analysis of differences was determined with unpaired two-tailed t test. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. ns, not significant.