Abstract:Objective:To evaluate the proliferative and apoptosis effects of Paclitaxel loaded microbubbles plus ultrasound on ovarian cancer A2780/DDP cell strain. Methods:A2780/DDP cell strain was randomly divided into five groups:control group, Paclitaxel group,Paclitaxel plus ultrasound irradiation group,microbubbles loaded with Paclitaxel group and microbubbles loaded with Paclitaxel plus ultrasound irradiation group. The proliferative activity of human ovarian cacinoma cell line A2780/DDP was measured by MTT assay at 24, 48 h and 72 h after the treatment and the apoptosis was analyzed by Hochst 33258 and TUNEL staining methods.Results:Resutls from MTT showed that the inhibitory rate of Paclitaxel loaded microbubbles plus ultrasound irradition group were (37.20±2.01)%,(51.60±2.10)% and(57.47±2.85)% respectively at 24, 48 h and 72 h after the treatment, significantly higher than those in the other groups (P<0.05). Results from Hochst 33258 and TUNEL staining indicated that the apoptosis rate was (46.10±4.15)% in microbubbles loaded with Paclitaxel plus ultrasound irradiation group at 24 h after the treatment,obviously higher than those in the other groups (P<0.05). Conclusion:Paclitaxel loaded microbubbles plus ultrasound irradiation can suppress the growth and induce the apoptosis of A2780/DDP cell.