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Increased secretion of Wnt ligands under the influence of estrogen and progesterone (Figure 3) from smooth muscle cells, which are placed around uterine fibroid stem cells. This pathway leads to excessive production of the transforming growth factor β and extracellular matrix, as well asenhanced proliferation of uterine fibroid stem cells.
