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Hui Lin1,2, Jie Zhang2, Tingjuan Ni3
1Department of Cardiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, China.
Abstract:
Doxorubicin (DOX) is considered as the major culprit in chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity. Yellow wine polyphenolic compounds (YWPC), which are full of polyphenols, have beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease. However, their role in DOX-induced cardiotoxicity is poorly understood. Due to their antioxidant property, we have been suggested that YWPC could prevent DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. In this study, we found that YWPC treatment (30 mg/kg/day) significantly improved DOX-induced cardiac hypertrophy and cardiac dysfunction. YWPC alleviated DOX-induced increase in oxidative stress levels, reduction in endogenous antioxidant enzyme activities and inflammatory response. Besides, administration of YWPC could prevent DOX-induced mitochondria-mediated cardiac apoptosis. Mechanistically, we found that YWPC attenuated DOX-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and down-regulation of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1)/smad3 pathway by promoting nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) nucleus translocation in cultured H9C2 cardiomyocytes. Additionally, YWPC against DOX-induced TGF-β1 up-regulation were abolished by Nrf2 knockdown. Further studies revealed that YWPC could inhibit DOX-induced cardiac fibrosis through inhibiting TGF-β/smad3-mediated ECM synthesis. Collectively, our results revealed that YWPC might be effective in mitigating DOX-induced cardiotoxicity by Nrf2-dependent down-regulation of the TGF-β/smad3 pathway.
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