Research Article

Propofol Protects Hippocampal Neurons from Hypoxia-Reoxygenation Injury by Decreasing Calcineurin-Induced Calcium Overload and Activating YAP Signaling

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Suppression of YAP impaired protective effects of propofol in HT-22 cell apoptosis induced by H/R. (a) Reduced YAP expression by YAP shRNA in HT-22 cells detected by Western blots. a versus shRNA NC. (b) The effect of downregulation of YAP on cell apoptosis induced by H/R with or without propofol (15 μmol/l) pretreatment in HT-22 cells (conducted 48 hr post shRNA treatment). The results are from three independent experiments. (aDifferences were significant when compared with “control,” . bDifferences were significant when compared with “H/R,” . cDifferences were not significant when compared with “H/R,” .)
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