PMID- 28739730 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170905 LR - 20181202 IS - 1791-7530 (Electronic) IS - 0250-7005 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 8 DP - 2017 Aug TI - Comparison of Different Muscle-Relaxant Anesthetics on Growth, Migration and Invasion of Gastric Cancer Cells. PG - 4371-4378 AB - BACKGROUND/AIM: Muscle relaxants, also known as neuromuscular blocking agents, can block nerve impulses to the muscles and are always used in surgery for general anesthesia. However, the effect of muscle-relaxant anesthetics on cell activity in gastric cancer is currently unknown. The present study aimed to examine and compare the role of three different muscle-relaxant anesthetics in gastric cancer cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Gastric cancer cells (SGC7901 and BGC 823) were treated with a different dose of muscle-relaxant anesthetics, Rocuronium bromide (Rb), Vecuronium bromide (Vb) and Cisatracurium Besilate (CB). Using in vitro models, the effects on gastric cancer cell invasion, growth and migration of various anesthetics were subsequently investigated. RESULTS: We found that Rb increased the growth, invasion and migration of gastric cancer cells SGC7901 and BGC823. However, Vb and CB, as relatively mitigative anesthetics, did not significantly affect gastric cancer cell malignant phenotype at their regular blood concentration. CONCLUSION: Our results are important in selecting the type and dose of anesthetic used for surgery of gastric cancer patients. An understanding of the effect of muscle-relaxant anesthetics and their impact on tumor metastasis is critical, since it provides insight into the appropriate anesthetic strategy that could improve long-term survival in some patients with gastric cancer. CI - Copyright(c) 2017, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved. FAU - Jiang, Aihua AU - Jiang A AD - Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, P.R. China. FAU - Zhao, Huishan AU - Zhao H AD - Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, P.R. China. FAU - Liu, Xiaofei AU - Liu X AD - Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, P.R. China. FAU - Yu, Mingwei AU - Yu M AD - Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Jian AU - Chen J AD - Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, P.R. China. FAU - Jiang, Wen G AU - Jiang WG AD - Cardiff-China Medical Research Collaborative, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, U.K. jiangw@cardiff.ac.uk. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PL - Greece TA - Anticancer Res JT - Anticancer research JID - 8102988 RN - 0 (Androstanols) RN - 0 (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents) RN - 2GQ1IRY63P (Atracurium) RN - 7E4PHP5N1D (Vecuronium Bromide) RN - QX62KLI41N (cisatracurium) RN - WRE554RFEZ (Rocuronium) SB - IM MH - Androstanols/*adverse effects/pharmacology MH - Atracurium/adverse effects/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Cell Adhesion/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/drug effects MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Humans MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Neuromuscular Blocking Agents/*adverse effects/pharmacology MH - Rocuronium MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*pathology MH - Vecuronium Bromide/*adverse effects/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anesthetics OT - CB OT - Rb OT - Vb OT - breast cancer OT - invasion OT - migration EDAT- 2017/07/26 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/07 06:00 CRDT- 2017/07/26 06:00 PHST- 2017/05/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/06/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/07/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/07 06:00 [medline] AID - 37/8/4371 [pii] AID - 10.21873/anticanres.11831 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anticancer Res. 2017 Aug;37(8):4371-4378. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.11831.