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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2019

Sevoflurane Inhibits Proliferation and Invasion of Human Ovarian Cancer Cells by Regulating JNK and p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway.

Kai Kang, Yue Wang

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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Kai KangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100026, People's Republic of China.
Yue WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100026, People's Republic of China.
Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital · CN

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Abstract

aimSevoflurane is a halogen inhaled anesthetic, and we aimed to probe the effect of sevoflurane on proliferation and invasion of human ovarian cancer (OC) and its mechanism.

methodsOC cell lines were divided into 4 groups including control, sevoflurane low concentration (1.7%), medium concentration (3.4%) and high concentration (5.1%) groups. Flow cytometry and MTT assay were, respectively, employed to detect the cell apoptosis and proliferation. Transwell assay was applied to measure the cell migration and invasion viability. The gene and protein expressions were assessed using qRT-PCR and Western blot. The expressions of MAPK signaling pathway-related proteins were evaluated by Western blot. The p38 and JNK inhibitors were, respectively, added into the high concentration group to analyze the relationship between sevoflurane and modulatingmitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in OC. Nude mice models were constructed to explore the effect of sevoflurane on OC tumor growth in vivo.

resultsSevoflurane inhibited OC proliferation in vitro and in vivo. It could also promote OC cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Sevoflurane suppressed the OC cell migration and invasion, and these effects were positively correlated with the dose of sevoflurane. Moreover, sevoflurane treatment inhibited the expressions of PCNA, Twist, cleaved-caspase-3/caspase-3, MMP-2 and MMP-9. In addition, sevoflurane repressed the phosphorylation of JNK and p38 MAPK. When the MAPK pathway was interdicted, the cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion activity were recovered after sevoflurane treatment.

conclusionSevoflurane affected cell biological activities in OC by regulating JNK and p38 MAPK signaling pathway.

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Antineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell ProliferationDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemOvarian NeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsSevofluraneTumor Cells, CulturedAntineoplastic AgentsJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsSevofluraneMAPK signaling pathwaymigration and invasionovarian cancerproliferationsevoflurane

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PMID32021086
PMCPMC6955638
OpenAlexW2997713415

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