The regulatory influence of galarmin on the level and activity of rat tissue metalloproteins after doxorubicin-induced nephro- and cardiotoxicity

Autor: G. A. Kevorkian, L. H. Tadevosyan, Armen A. Galoyan, M. A. Simonyan, L. N. Arakelyan
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Neurochemical Journal. 5:215-219
ISSN: 1819-7132
1819-7124
Popis: Doxorubicin (DR) is a potential antineoplastic drug that is used for therapy of different types of malignant tumors (leukemia, lymphoma, mammary tumor, lung, ovarian, pancreatic tumor etc.). However, the long-term use of DR leads to irreversible cardiomyopathy and nephropathy due to DR-induced formation of free oxygen radicals that disturb the functionality of the mitochondria, membranes, and nuclei of cells. The mechanisms of DR-induced cardiotoxicity and nephrotoxicity associated with changes in the activity of antioxidant metalloproteins (Cu, Zn-SOD, Mn-SOD, and catalase) and prooxidant metalloproteins (acidic isoforms of cytochrome (cyt) b558 and cyt C) in heart and kidney cells are not clear. Here we tried to evaluate these biochemical factors.
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