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Music Is Capable of Inducing Changes in Gene Expression in Gastric Cancer Cells

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Abstract

Purpose

Music has recognized beneficial effects on cancer patients; however, very little is known about the molecular processes which produce these benefits. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of music on proliferation and gene expression in gastric cancer cells.

Methods

AGS gastric cancer cells were exposed to metal and classical music, and subsequently cell proliferation and expression of genes associated with apoptosis and cell-cycle control were evaluated.

Results

Proliferation of AGS cells increased when exposed to metal music, but not when exposed to classical music. Gene expression of caspase-3 and 8 and cyclin B1 increased in response to both musical genres; classical music repressed the expression of p53, and metal music repressed the expression of PUMA.

Conclusions

This is the first study to demonstrate music as a modulator of gene expression in a cancer cell line. Additional experiments are required to better understand the mechanisms of how different musical genres can induce changes in gene expression.

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  1. Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile

    Sebastián Ramírez-Rivera & Giuliano Bernal

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Ramírez-Rivera, S., Bernal, G. Music Is Capable of Inducing Changes in Gene Expression in Gastric Cancer Cells. J Gastrointest Canc 50, 175–180 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-019-00203-2

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