Ropivacaine promotes apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through damaging mitochondria and activating caspase-3 activity
Abstract Background Recent evidences indicated that some local anaesthetic agents played a role in inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells; Whether ropivacaine is able to promote apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the eff...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40659-019-0242-7 |