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  2. Resolvin E1 protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by inhibiting oxidative stress, autophagy and apoptosis by targeting AKT/mTOR signaling

Resolvin E1 protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by inhibiting oxidative stress, autophagy and apoptosis by targeting AKT/mTOR signaling

  • Biochem Pharmacol. 2020 Oct;180:114188. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114188.
Jishou Zhang 1 Menglong Wang 1 Wen Ding 1 Mengmeng Zhao 1 Jing Ye 1 Yao Xu 1 Zhen Wang 1 Di Ye 1 Dan Li 2 Jianfang Liu 1 Jun Wan 3
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Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan, China.
  • 2 Department of Pediatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
  • 3 Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: wanjun@whu.edu.cn.
Abstract

Doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiotoxicity impairs the quality of life of Cancer patients during or after DOX treatment, and it is imperative to explore a novel strategy to address this problem. Resolvin E1 (RvE1) is derived from eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), which has been reported to exert beneficial effects on DOX-induced oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes. This study was designed to investigate whether RvE1 protects against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity, and the underlying mechanism was explored. DOX (20 mg/kg, one injection, i.p.) was used to induce DOX-induced cardiotoxicity in C57BL/6 mice. At 5 days after DOX administration, the effect of RvE1 was assessed by measuring cardiac function, oxidative stress, Autophagy and Apoptosis in cardiac tissue. We used an Akt Inhibitor and rapamycin to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that RvE1 inhibited the DOX-induced decrease in body weight and heart weight, the reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction and fractional shortening, and the increase in Lactate Dehydrogenase, creatine kinase myocardial bound and cardiomyocyte vacuolization. Compared to the control group, the DOX group exhibited increased oxidative stress, Autophagy and Apoptosis in cardiac tissue, which were alleviated by treatment with RvE1. The Akt/mTOR signaling pathways were responsible for RvE1-mediated regulation of DOX-induced oxidative stress, Autophagy and myocardial Apoptosis. In conclusion, RvE1 protected against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity via the regulation of Akt/mTOR signaling.

Keywords

AKT/mTOR signaling; Apoptosis; Autophagy; Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity; Oxidative stress; Resolvin E1.

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