Combined treatment with l-carnitine and a pan-caspase inhibitor effectively reverses amiodarone-induced injury in cultured human lung epithelial cells

T Yano, Y Itoh, M Yamada, N Egashira, R Oishi - Apoptosis, 2008 - Springer
Amiodarone is an effective class III antiarrhythmic drug, however, the pulmonary toxicity is
one of the most life-threatening complications of its use. The present study was designed to …

Carvedilol in heart mitochondria: Protonophore or opener of the mitochondrial KATP channels?

PJ Oliveira, AP Rolo, VA Sardão, PM Coxito… - Life Sciences, 2001 - Elsevier
Carvedilol ({1–[carbazolyl–(4)-oxy]-3-[2-methoxyphenoxyethyl) amino]-propanol-(2)}) has
been shown to protect cardiac mitochondria from oxidative stress. In this work we examined …

Anthracycline cardiotoxicity induces progressive changes in myocardial metabolism and mitochondrial quality control: novel therapeutic target

A Díaz-Guerra, R Villena-Gutiérrez… - Cardio Oncology, 2024 - jacc.org
Background Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (AIC) debilitates quality of life in cancer
survivors. Serial characterizations are lacking of the molecular processes occurring with AIC …

Cardiac cytochrome c and cardiolipin depletion during anthracycline-induced chronic depression of mitochondrial function

GC Pereira, SP Pereira, LC Tavares, FS Carvalho… - Mitochondrion, 2016 - Elsevier
Aims It is still unclear why anthracycline treatment results in a cardiac-specific myopathy. We
investigated whether selective doxorubicin (DOX) cardiotoxicity involving mitochondrial …

The role of mitochondrial dynamics in cardiovascular diseases

M Forte, L Schirone, P Ameri, C Basso… - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The process of mitochondrial dynamics is emerging as a core player in cardiovascular
homeostasis. This process refers to the co‐ordinated cycles of biogenesis, fusion, fission …

Mitochondrial determinants of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy

KB Wallace, VA Sardão, PJ Oliveira - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Anthracycline-based chemotherapy can result in the development of a cumulative and
progressively developing cardiomyopathy. Doxorubicin is one of the most highly prescribed …

Mitochondrial targets for arrhythmia suppression: is there a role for pharmacological intervention?

FG Akar - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2013 - Springer
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of common cardiovascular disorders, including
ischemia–reperfusion injury, hypertrophy, heart failure, and diabetes mellitus. While the role …

Mitochondria and arrhythmias

C Rutledge, S Dudley - Expert review of cardiovascular therapy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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Effects of doxorubicin‐induced cardiotoxicity on cardiac mitochondrial dynamics and mitochondrial function: Insights for future interventions

N Osataphan, A Phrommintikul… - Journal of Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Anthracyclines is an effective chemotherapeutic treatment used for many types of cancer.
However, high cumulative dosage of anthracyclines leads to cardiac toxicity and heart …

Mitochondria and arrhythmias

KC Yang, MG Bonini, SC Dudley Jr - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are essential to providing ATP, thereby satisfying the energy demand of the
incessant electrical activity and contractile action of cardiac muscle. Emerging evidence …