Fig. 3

Sevoflurane promotes cell apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells. a Flow cytometry was used to detect the rate of apoptosis in SKOV3 and OVCAR3 cells exposed to sevoflurane for 24 h. b After 48 h of incubation with sevoflurane, the expression of apoptosis-related proteins (Bcl-2, Bax and cleaved Caspase3) was detect by western blot analysis. The data were expressed as the mean ± SD from three independent experiments. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs. the negative control group