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Cell cycles were arrested through the reduction of G2\/M- and S-phase populations in ELT3 and UtSMC cells, respectively. Furthermore, increased sub-G1 phase and nucleus condensation were observed in ELT3 cells but not in UtSMC cells. Co-treatment of ELT3 cells with E2 and ISL inhibited ERK1\/2 activation, whereas p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation was enhanced. Moreover, ISL-induced apoptosis and autophagy cell death in ELT3 cells were observed. Serum E2 and P4 levels were reduced in a E2-enhanced uterine myometrium hyperplasia mouse model by ISL treatment, which contributed to the downregulation of the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) associated proteins and matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs). 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