Propofol is one of the extensively commonly used intravenous anesthetic agents. Previous studies have indicated that propofol has the ability to influence the biological behavior of several human cancer cells. However, the effect of propofol on osteosarcoma and its related molecular mechanisms are still not clear. Here we found that propofol significantly elevated the expression of miR-143, inhibited cell proliferation and invasion, and promoted apoptosis in osteosarcoma cell line MG63. Propofol also efficiently decreased protein expression of matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13). Moreover, the overexpression of miR-143 decreased MMP-13 protein level. Finally, the neutralization of miR-143 by anti-miR-143 antibody reversed the effect of propofol on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion and upregulated MMP-13 expression in MG63 cells. Taken together, propofol may have antitumor potential in osteosarcoma, which is partly due to the downregulation of MMP-13 expression by miR-143.
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