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. 2009 Apr 1;81(1):222–230. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.074666

FIG. 7.

FIG. 7.

Localization of cofilin in primary baboon uterine stromal cells treated with decidualization stimuli for 12 days. A) Confocal microscopy of immunofluorescent staining of cofilin (green; left column) in vehicle-treated cells (Ctr) and in cells undergoing decidualization induced by hormones (H), IL1B and hormones (IL1B + H), and cAMP and hormones (cAMP + H) for 12 days. Nuclear staining with DAPI (blue; middle column) is shown. Merged images are shown in the right column. Bar = 20 μm. B) The densitometric evaluation of the ratio of immunofluorescent staining of cofilin in the cytosol to immunofluorescent staining of cofilin in the nucleus in control-treated HuF cells (Ctr) and in HuFs undergoing decidualization for 12 days induced by hormones (H), IL1B and hormones (IL1B + H), and cAMP and hormones (cAMP + H). Note the significant decrease (*P < 0.05) in the cytosol:nucleus ratio (labeled as Cyt./Nucl.) for cofilin staining in all decidualization-inducing treatments in comparison with control.