Journal
CIRCULATION
Volume 102, Issue 17, Pages 2105-2110Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.17.2105
Keywords
glutathione peroxidase; lipids; cardiomyopathy; heart failure
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Background-The clinical usefulness of adriamycin is restricted by the development of congestive heart failure. It has been suggested that probucol, a strong antioxidant, completely prevents adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy without interfering with its antitumor properties. The present study investigated the effects of adriamycin and probucol on myocardial antioxidant enzyme activities and immunoreactive protein levels in rats. Methods and Results-Activities and protein levels of glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) were significantly decreased from 2 to 24 hours, and those of manganese superoxide dismutase were decreased at 1 and 2 hours after adriamycin treatment. These changes were prevented by probucol. Catalase activity was increased from 2 to 24 hours after adriamycin treatment, but its protein levels were not significantly changed. Copper zinc superoxide dismutase activity and protein level were not changed at any time. Myocardial lipid peroxidation was found to be significantly higher at all time points, and this change was also prevented by probucol. Treatment with probucol alone increased GSHPx activity at 2 weeks, and in these hearts, lipid peroxidation was lower than the control value. Within 24 hours, there was no mortality in any of the groups. Conclusions-It is suggested that an early and persistent decrease in GSHPx activity and protein may play an important role in the pathogenesis of adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy, worsening heart failure and mortality.
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