Sevoflurane modulates breast cancer cell survival via modulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis

Abstract Background Some retrospective and in vitro studies suggest that general anesthetics influence breast cancer recurrence and metastasis. We compared the effects of general anesthetics sevoflurane versus propofol on breast cancer cell survival, proliferation and invasion in vitro. The investig...

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Main Authors: Xiaoqian Deng, Megha Vipani, Ge Liang, Divakara Gouda, Beibei Wang, Huafeng Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-020-01139-y