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PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY
卷 55, 期 1, 页码 1295-1303出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2017.1299768
关键词
Selective COX-2 inhibitor; cardiovascular; Tn-T; TNF-alpha
资金
- University Grants Commission, New Delhi [F7-268/2009 (BSR)]
Context: The cardiotoxic effect of selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors is well known. While rofecoxib and valdecoxib have been withdrawn, celecoxib remains on the market. Folic acid, a naturally occurring vitamin, has been shown to reduce myocardial ischemia and post-reperfusion injury in rats. Objective: This study examined the cardiac effects of celecoxib and folic acid on doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy in rats. Materials and methods: Cardiomyopathy was induced in male Wistar rats with six intraperitoneal injections of 2.5 mg/kg doxorubicin over a period of two weeks. The effect of 28 days of celecoxib (100 mg/kg/day) and its combination with folic acid (10mg/kg/day) was studied on doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy according to serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK-MB), troponin-T (Tn-T), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), cardiac thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), and glutathione (GSH) levels as well as systolic blood pressure (SBP), heart rate (HR) and ultrastructural studies. Results: Celecoxib cardiotoxicity was manifested by significant increases in the LDH, Tn-T, TNF-alpha, CK-MB, SBP, HR (p< 0.001) and TBARS (p< 0.01) levels and a significant decrease in the GSH (p< 0.05) level when used alone or administered with doxorubicin. However, the combination of folic acid with celecoxib caused a significant reversal of these parameters and reduced the cardiotoxicity of celecoxib that was aggravated by doxorubicin. The ultrastructural study also revealed myocardial protection with this combination. Discussion and conclusion: Folic acid protects against the cardiotoxic effects of celecoxib, which are aggravated in the presence of doxorubicin. Folic acid may act as a useful adjunct in patients who are taking celecoxib.
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