Chemotherapy: a double-edged sword in cancer treatment

N Behranvand, F Nasri, R Zolfaghari Emameh… - Cancer immunology …, 2022 - Springer
Chemotherapy is a well-known and effective treatment for different cancers; unfortunately, it
has not been as efficient in the eradication of all cancer cells as been expected. The …

Molecular mechanism of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy–An update

K Renu, VG Abilash, TP PB, S Arunachalam - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin is utilized for anti-neoplastic treatment for several decades. The utility of this
drug is limited due to its side effects. Generally, doxorubicin toxicity is originated from the …

Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: an overview on pre-clinical therapeutic approaches

M Sheibani, Y Azizi, M Shayan… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Doxorubicin is an effective chemotherapeutic agent prescribed to treat solid tumors (eg,
ovary, breast, and gastrointestinal cancers). This anti-cancer drug has various side effects …

Therapeutic targets for DOX-induced cardiomyopathy: role of apoptosis vs. ferroptosis

H Kitakata, J Endo, H Ikura, H Moriyama… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Doxorubicin (DOX) is the most widely used anthracycline anticancer agent; however, its
cardiotoxicity limits its clinical efficacy. Numerous studies have elucidated the mechanisms …

Cannabidiol alleviates perfluorooctanesulfonic acid-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis by maintaining mitochondrial dynamic balance and energy metabolic …

X Wang, T Xu, D Luo, S Li, X Tang, J Ding… - Journal of agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), a fluorine-containing organic compound, can be
widely detected in the environment and living organisms. Accumulating evidence has shown …

Updates in anthracycline-mediated cardiotoxicity

CG Nebigil, L Désaubry - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cardiotoxicity is one of the main adverse effects of chemotheraphy, affecting the completion
of cancer therapies and the short-and long-term quality of life. Anthracyclines are currently …

Nrf2: a dark horse in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity

X Zhao, Z Tian, M Sun, D Dong - Cell death discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Being a broad-spectrum anticancer drug, doxorubicin is indispensable for clinical treatment.
Unexpectedly, its cardiotoxic side effects have proven to be a formidable obstacle …

Down-regulation of lncRNA KCNQ1OT1 protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury following acute myocardial infarction

X Li, Y Dai, S Yan, Y Shi, B Han, J Li, L Cha… - … and biophysical research …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of long non-coding RNA KCNQ1OT1
against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury following acute myocardial infarction, as …

Chemoprotective effects of curcumin on doxorubicin-induced nephrotoxicity in wistar rats: by modulating inflammatory cytokines, apoptosis, oxidative stress and …

F Benzer, FM Kandemir, S Kucukler… - … of physiology and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Doxorubicin (DXR) is one of the most important chemotherapeutic agent. However,
nephrotoxicity reduces its clinical utility in humans. The aim of the study was to investigate …

Pirfenidone and vitamin D mitigate renal fibrosis induced by doxorubicin in mice with Ehrlich solid tumor

RM Hazem, SA Antar, YK Nafea, AA Al-Karmalawy… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims Doxorubicin is a prominent anticancer agent. However, its organotoxic potential has
restricted its clinical use. The current study was performed to investigate the protective effect …