The qRT-PCR detection of apoptosis-related genes (including Bax, BCL-2 and Caspase3) demonstrated that propofol increased the expression of pro-apoptotic Bax and Caspase3, but obviously decreased anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 levels in xenograft tumor tissues with DDP treatment (Figs. 3d, S2d). Here, BAX is linked to neoplasm.