Propofol may increase caspase and MAPK pathways, and suppress the Akt pathway to induce apoptosis in MA ‑10 mouse Leydig tumor cells.

In conclusion, propofol may induce MA‑10 cell apoptosis by activating caspase and MAPK pathways, and inhibiting the Akt pathway in MA‑10 cells, demonstrating that propofol may be a potential anticancer agent against Leydig cell cancer. PMID: 31002349 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Oncology Reports - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncol Rep Source Type: research