PARP1 and glioblastoma: Further, the results of the in-vitro study in U87-MG and T98-G glioblastoma cells demonstrated that TMZ and naringin together significantly reduced the percentage of viability and inhibited the DNA repair enzymes PARP-1 and MGMT, and PI3K/AKT which led to chemosensitization and, in turn, induced apoptosis, which was indicated by increased p53, caspase-3 expression and decreased Bcl2 expression.