期刊
CELL BIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
卷 25, 期 3, 页码 227-243出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-008-9070-1
关键词
Cytoskeleton; Doxorubicin; H9c2 myoblasts; Mitochondria; Nuclei
资金
- NIH [HL 58016]
- FCT [PTDC-SAU-OSM-64084-2006]
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [SFRH/BD/10251/2002, SFRH/BPD/8359/2002]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/8359/2002, PTDC/SAU-OSM/64084/2006] Funding Source: FCT
Doxorubicin (Dox) is a very potent antineoplastic agent used against several types of cancer, despite a cumulative cardiomyopathy that reduces the therapeutic index for treatment. H9c2 myoblast cells have been used as an in vitro model to study biochemical alterations induced by Dox treatment on cardiomyocyte cells. Despite the extensive work already published, few data are available regarding morphological alterations of H9c2 cells during Dox treatment. The purpose of the present work was to evaluate Dox-induced morphological alterations in H9c2 myoblasts, focusing especially on the nuclei, mitochondria, and structural fibrous proteins. Treatment of H9c2 cell with low concentrations of Dox causes alterations in fibrous structural proteins including the nuclear lamina and sarcomeric cardiac myosin, as well as mitochondrial depolarization and fragmentation, membrane blebbing with cell shape changes, and phosphatidylserine externalization. For higher Dox concentrations, more profound alterations are evident, including nuclear swelling with disruption of nuclear membrane structure, mitochondrial swelling, and extensive cytoplasm vacuolization. The results obtained indicate that Dox causes morphological alterations in mitochondrial, nuclear, and fibrous protein structures in H9c2 cells, which are dependent on the drug concentration. Data obtained with the present study allow for a better characterization of the effects of Dox on H9c2 myoblasts, used as a model to study Dox-induced cardiotoxicity. The results obtained also provide new and previously unknown targets that can contribute to understand the mechanisms involved in the cardiotoxicity of Dox.
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