Exposure to propofol down-regulates myelin basic protein expression in zebrafish embryos: its neurotoxicity on oligodendrocytes and the molecular mechanisms
Objective To investigate the mechanism underlying propofol-induced down-regulation of myelin basic protein(MBP) in zebrafish embryos. Methods Zebrafish embryos(6-48 h post-fertilization [hpf]) were randomized into 4 equal groups for exposure to dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO), 20 μg/m L propofol, 30 μg/m L propofol, or no particular treatment(control group).The larvae were collected at 48 or 72 hpf for detecting the m RNA levels of MBP, Olig1, Olig2, and Sox10 using q RT-PCR(n=80).The protein expression of MBP was...