Research Article
Propofol Protects Rat Cardiomyocytes from Anthracycline-Induced Apoptosis by Regulating MicroRNA-181a In Vitro and In Vivo
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Propofol could reduce the apoptosis cells induced by ADM in cardiomyocytes in vivo. (a) Myocardial sections of different treatments were stained for TUNEL assay to measure apoptosis index (AI). The AI of rat heart tissue was significantly decreased in ADM + prop group compared with ADM-alone group (). (b–d) RNAs or proteins isolated from heart tissues in different group were analyzed by RT-qPCR or Western blot to access the levels of miR-181a (b) or phospf-STAT3 (c-d). Both miR-181a and phospho-STAT3 were overexpressed in ADM group compared to ADM + prop group. The statistical analysis was performed with Student’s t-test. NS: not significant; , and compared with the control group.
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