Propofol exerts cytotoxic effects on immature hippocampal astrocytes via miRNAs.
Rno-miR-665 targeted genes are mostly related to CNS development and cell fate.
Rno-miR-665 targets anti-apoptotic BCL2L1 under caspase-3-mediated mechanism.
Downregulation of rno-miR-665 protects astrocytes from propofol-induced apoptosis.