<i>In Vitro</i> Effects of Propofol on Cytotoxic, Apoptotic and PI3K-Akt Signaling Pathway Genes on Brain Cancer Cells

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Tuba Gokdogan Edgunlu, Cigir Biray Avci*, Neslihan Pınar Ozates, Bakiye Goker Bagca, Sevim Karakas Celik, Aydin Boluk and Bakiye Ugur   Pages 356 - 361 ( 6 )

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Aim: The study aimed to determine the cytotoxic and apoptotic effect of propofol on glioma cells. <p> Background: Propofol [2,6-diisopropylphenol] is a commonly used intravenous anesthetic. Propofol is known to have a mechanism of action on the PI3K-AKT pathway. <p> Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of propofol on the proliferation and apoptosis of human glioma cells, as well as to investigate changes in expression levels of the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway genes. <p> Materials and Methods: The cytotoxic effect of propofol on the U-87 MG cell line was determined by WST-1 method. Annexin V-FITC and Mitoprobe JC-1 assay were used to measure apoptosis by flow cytometry. The expression levels of genes in the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway were investigated by qRT-PCR. <p> Results: We have shown that propofol induced apoptosis in U-87 MG cells by 17.1 fold compared to the untreated control. Furthermore, significant differences were found in the expression levels of the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway genes. <p> Conclusion: As a result of our study, it was found that propofol caused differences in expression levels of PI3K-AKT signaling pathway genes and it was suggested that these differences may be related to apoptosis induction.

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Propofol, PI3K-AKT, glioblastoma, gene expression, signaling pathway, apoptosis.

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