Direct mitochondrial dysfunction precedes reactive oxygen species production in amiodarone-induced toxicity in human peripheral lung epithelial HPL1A cells

AC Nicolescu, Y Ji, JL Comeau, BC Hill… - Toxicology and applied …, 2008 - Elsevier
Amiodarone (AM), a drug used in the treatment of cardiac dysrrhythmias, can produce
severe pulmonary adverse effects, including fibrosis. Although the pathogenesis of AM …

Disruption of mitochondrial function and cellular ATP levels by amiodarone and N-desethylamiodarone in initiation of amiodarone-induced pulmonary cytotoxicity

MW Bolt, JW Card, WJ Racz, JF Brien… - Journal of Pharmacology …, 2001 - ASPET
Amiodarone (AM), a potent antidysrhythmic agent, can cause potentially life-threatening
pulmonary fibrosis. In the present investigation of mechanisms of initiation of AM lung …

Mechanisms of amiodarone and desethylamiodarone cytotoxicity in nontransformed human peripheral lung epithelial cells

JE Mulder, JF Brien, WJ Racz, T Takahashi… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2011 - ASPET
Amiodarone (AM) is a potent antidysrhythmic agent that can cause potentially life-
threatening pulmonary fibrosis, and N-desethylamiodarone (DEA), an AM metabolite, may …

Evaluation of reactive oxygen species involvement in amiodarone pulmonary toxicity in vivo and in vitro

RG Leeder, E Rafeiro, JF Brien… - Journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Amiodarone (AM) is an effective antidysrhythmic agent, restricted in use by the development
of adverse effects, including potentially fatal AM‐induced pulmonary toxicity (AIPT). Although …

Amiodarone-induced disruption of hamster lung and liver mitochondrial function: lack of association with thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance production

JW Card, BR Lalonde, E Rafeiro, AS Tam, WJ Racz… - Toxicology letters, 1998 - Elsevier
Amiodarone (AM) is an efficacious antidysrhythmic agent that is limited clinically by
numerous adverse effects. Of greatest concern is AM-induced pulmonary toxicity (AIPT) due …

Intratracheal amiodarone administration to F344 rats directly damages lung airway and parenchymal cells

MD Taylor, JM Antonini, JR Roberts, SS Leonard… - Toxicology and applied …, 2003 - Elsevier
Amiodarone (AD) is gaining support as a first-line antiarrhythmic drug despite its potentially
fatal pulmonary toxicity involving inflammation and fibrosis. We previously reported a model …

An evaluation of possible mechanisms underlying amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity

MJ Reasor, S Kacew - Proceedings of the Society for …, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
The effectiveness of amiodarone in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias is limited due to the
development of pulmonary toxicity. Although the biochemical and morphologic …

Aryl radical involvement in amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity: investigation of protection by spin-trapping nitrones

AC Nicolescu, JL Comeau, BC Hill, LL Bedard… - Toxicology and applied …, 2007 - Elsevier
Amiodarone (AM), an antidysrrhythmic drug, can produce serious adverse effects, including
potentially fatal AM-induced pulmonary toxicity (AIPT). AM-induced cytotoxicity and …

Role of oxidative stress in amiodarone-induced toxicity

JSM Sarma, H Pei… - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The clinical usefulness of amiodarone for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias
is limited by multiorgan toxicity, especially pulmonary and hepatic. There are conflicting …

Investigation of the role of oxidative stress in amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity in the hamster

RG Leeder, JF Brien, TE Massey - Canadian journal of …, 1994 - cdnsciencepub.com
Associated with amiodarone (AM) therapy is pneumonitis, which may progress to life-
threatening pulmonary fibrosis. Although the etiology of amiodarone-induced pulmonary …