Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVES: METHODS: Male Wistar rats received DOX intraperitoneally (15 mg/kg cumulative) or saline over 3 weeks. Following the first treatment, control animals were gavaged daily with water (n = 25), while DOX-treated animals were gavaged daily with water (n = 25), Val (31 mg/kg; n = 25) or Sac/Val (68 mg/kg; n = 25) for either 4 or 6 weeks. Echocardiography was performed at baseline, and 4 and 6 weeks after DOX initiation. In addition, myocardial MMP activity was assessed with 99mTc-RP805, and cardiotoxicity severity was assessed by histology at these time points in a subgroup of animals. RESULTS: Left ventricular ejection fraction decreased by 10% at 6 weeks in DOX and DOX + Val rats (both p < 0.05), while this reduction was attenuated in DOX + Sac/Val rats. MMP activity was increased at 6 weeks by 76% in DOX-alone rats, and tended to increase in DOX + Val rats (36%; p = 0.051) but was similar in DOX + Sac/Val rats as compared with time-matched control animals. Both therapies attenuated histological evidence of cellular toxicity and fibrosis (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Nabil E Boutagy, Attila Feher, Daniel Pfau, Zhao Liu, Nicole M Guerrera, Lisa A Freeburg, Sydney J Womack, Abigail C Hoenes, Caroline Zeiss, Lawrence H Young, Francis G Spinale, Albert J Sinusas |
Journal | JACC. CardioOncology
(JACC CardioOncol)
Vol. 2
Issue 5
Pg. 774-787
(Dec 2020)
ISSN: 2666-0873 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 33437965
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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