Cardiotoxic Effects of Short-Term Doxorubicin Administration : Involvement of Connexin 43 in Calcium Impairment

The use of Doxorubicin (DOXO), a potent antineoplastic agent, is limited by the development of cardiotoxicity. DOXO-induced cardiotoxicity is multifactorial, although alterations in calcium homeostasis, seem to be involved. Since even the Connexin43 (Cx43) plays a pivotal role in these two phenomena, in this study we have analyzed the effects of DOXO on Cx43 expression and localization. Damage caused by anthracyclines on cardiomyocytes is immediate after each injection, in the present study we used a short-term model of DOXO-induced cardiomyopathy. C57BL/6j female mice were randomly divided in groups and injected with DOXO (2 or 10 mg/kg i.p.) for 1-3 or 7 days once every other day. Cardiac function was assessed by Echocardiography. Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCAII) and phospholamban (PLB) expression were assessed by Western blot analysis, intracellular [Ca2+] were detected spectrofluorometrically by means of Fura-2 pentakis (acetoxymethyl) ester (FURA-2AM), and Cx43 and pCx43 expression and localization was analyzed by Western blot and confirmed by immunofluorescence analysis. DOXO induces impairment in Ca2+ homeostasis, already evident after a single administration, and affects Cx43 expression and localization. Our data suggest that DOXO-induced alterations in Ca2+ homeostasis causes in the cells the induction of compensatory mechanisms until a certain threshold, above which cardiac injury is triggered.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

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International journal of molecular sciences - 18(2017), 10 vom: 11. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pecoraro, Michela [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Sinovas, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Marzocco, Stefania [VerfasserIn]
Ciccarelli, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Iaccarino, Guido [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Aldo [VerfasserIn]
Popolo, Ada [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

80168379AG
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Atp2a2 protein, mouse
Calcium
Calcium homeostasis
Calcium-Binding Proteins
Cardiotoxicity
Connexin 43
Doxorubicin
EC 3.6.3.8
EC 7.2.2.10
GJA1 protein, mouse
Journal Article
Mitochondria
Phospholamban
SY7Q814VUP
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases

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Date Completed 25.05.2018

Date Revised 12.04.2019

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms18102121

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM276889487