Propofol inhibits ARPE-19 cells apoptosis by Annexin V/PI staining.

<p>(A) Apoptotic cells in control group, Propofol group, TG group and Propofol+TG group were analyzed by Flow cytometry. The percentages of apoptosis cells were 1.43, 1.11, 17.0 and 9.48%. ARPE-19 cells were precubated for 24 h with 40 μM propofol, then treated with 1 μM TG for 12 h. (B) Apoptosis was higher in the TG group when compared with the control group. Apoptosis in the Propofol+TG group was lower than that in the TG group. The data are presented as the mean ± SEM from three independent experiments. Statistical analysis was performed by one-way analysis of variance with all pairwise multiple comparison procedures done by Tukey test. ^<i>#</i><i>p</i><0.05 versus control group. *<i>p</i><0.05 versus TG group.