Effect of propofol on docetaxel-induced toxicity to cervical cancer Hela cells transfected with Cx32 plasmid / 中华麻醉学杂志

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Objective To evaluate the effect of propofol on docetaxel-induced toxicity to cervical cancer Hela cells transfected with Cx32 plasmid.Methods Cervical cancer Hela cells transfected with Cx32 plasmid were seeded at two different densities and induced to express Cx32 by incubation with doxycycline for 48 h.The cells at high density were seeded at 1 × 105 cells/ml such that the cells would be confluent at the time of docetaxel exposure.The cells at low density were seeded at 500 cells/ml and the cells did not attach at the density.Each type of cells obtained was randomly divided into 5 groups (n =8 each)control group (group C),docetaxel group (group D),docetaxel + intralipid group (group D + I),docetaxel + 18-α-GA group (D + 18-α-GA),and docetaxel +propofol group (group D + P).Groups D,D + I,D + 18-α-GA and D + P were exposed to 5 nmol/L docetaxel,5 nmol/L docetaxel + 10μg/ml intralipid,5 nmol/L docetaxel + 10 μmol/L 18-α-GA,and 5 nmol/L docetaxel +2.8 μg/ml propofol,respectively.18-α-GA,intralipid and propofol were added prior to docetaxel,and the action time for 18-α-GA alone was 1 h and for intralipid or propofol alone 2 h.The time for coaction between the three drugs and docetaxel was 2 h.Cell survival was determined by a standard colony-forming assay.Results The colony formation rate of the cells seeded at high density in group D was significantly lower than that of the cells seeded at low density in group D (P ＜ 0.05).For the cells seeded at high density,the colony formation rate was significantly decreased in the other groups when compared with group C (P ＜ 0.05).The colony formation rate was significantly higher in groups D + 18-α-GA and D + P than in groups D and D + I (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in the colony formation rate between groups D and D + I (P ＞ 0.05).For the cells seeded at low density,the colony formation rate was significantly decreased in the other groups when compared with group C (P ＜ 0.05) and there was no significant difference in the colony formation rate between D,D + I,D + 18-α-GA and D + P groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Propofol can attenuate docetaxel-induced toxicity to Hela cells transfected with Cx32 plasmid and inhibition of gap junction function is involved in the mechanism.