Protective effects of arbutin against doxorubicin-induced cardiac damage.

Apoptosis Arbutin DNA/RNA damage Doxorubicin Inflammation Oxidative stress

Journal

Molecular biology reports
ISSN: 1573-4978
Titre abrégé: Mol Biol Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0403234

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
18 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 28 07 2023
accepted: 26 03 2024
medline: 19 4 2024
pubmed: 19 4 2024
entrez: 18 4 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Doxorubicin is an effective antineoplastic agent but has limited clinical application because of its cumulative toxicities, including cardiotoxicity. Cardiotoxicity causes lipid peroxidation, genetic impairment, oxidative stress, inhibition of autophagy, and disruption of calcium homeostasis. Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity is frequently tried to be mitigated by phytochemicals, which are derived from plants and possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic properties. Arbutin, a natural antioxidant found in the leaves of the bearberry plant, has numerous pharmacological benefits, including antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor activity. The study involved male Wistar rats divided into three groups: a control group, a group treated with doxorubicin (20 mg/kg) to induce cardiac toxicity, a group treated with arbutin (100 mg/kg) daily for two weeks before doxorubicin administration. After treatment, plasma and heart tissue samples were collected for analysis. The samples were evaluated for oxidative stress parameters, including superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde, and catalase, as well as for cardiac biomarkers, including CK, CK-MB, and LDH. The heart tissues were also analyzed using molecular (TNF-α, IL-1β and Caspase 3), histopathological and immunohistochemical methods (8-OHDG, 4 Hydroxynonenal, and dityrosine). The results showed that arbutin treatment was protective against doxorubicin-induced oxidative damage by increasing SOD and CAT activity and decreasing MDA level. Arbutin treatment was similarly able to reverse the inflammatory response caused by doxorubicin by reducing TNF-α and IL-1β levels and also reverse the apoptosis by decreasing caspase-3 levels. It was able to prevent doxorubicin-induced cardiac damage by reducing cardiac biomarkers CK, CK-MB and LDH levels. In addition to all these results, histopathological analyzes also show that arbutin may be beneficial against the damage caused by doxorubicin on heart tissue. The study suggests that arbutin has the potential to be used to mitigate doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in cancer patients.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Doxorubicin is an effective antineoplastic agent but has limited clinical application because of its cumulative toxicities, including cardiotoxicity. Cardiotoxicity causes lipid peroxidation, genetic impairment, oxidative stress, inhibition of autophagy, and disruption of calcium homeostasis. Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity is frequently tried to be mitigated by phytochemicals, which are derived from plants and possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic properties. Arbutin, a natural antioxidant found in the leaves of the bearberry plant, has numerous pharmacological benefits, including antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor activity.
METHODS AND RESULTS RESULTS
The study involved male Wistar rats divided into three groups: a control group, a group treated with doxorubicin (20 mg/kg) to induce cardiac toxicity, a group treated with arbutin (100 mg/kg) daily for two weeks before doxorubicin administration. After treatment, plasma and heart tissue samples were collected for analysis. The samples were evaluated for oxidative stress parameters, including superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde, and catalase, as well as for cardiac biomarkers, including CK, CK-MB, and LDH. The heart tissues were also analyzed using molecular (TNF-α, IL-1β and Caspase 3), histopathological and immunohistochemical methods (8-OHDG, 4 Hydroxynonenal, and dityrosine). The results showed that arbutin treatment was protective against doxorubicin-induced oxidative damage by increasing SOD and CAT activity and decreasing MDA level. Arbutin treatment was similarly able to reverse the inflammatory response caused by doxorubicin by reducing TNF-α and IL-1β levels and also reverse the apoptosis by decreasing caspase-3 levels. It was able to prevent doxorubicin-induced cardiac damage by reducing cardiac biomarkers CK, CK-MB and LDH levels. In addition to all these results, histopathological analyzes also show that arbutin may be beneficial against the damage caused by doxorubicin on heart tissue.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The study suggests that arbutin has the potential to be used to mitigate doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in cancer patients.

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pubmed: 38637360
doi: 10.1007/s11033-024-09488-4
pii: 10.1007/s11033-024-09488-4
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Auteurs

Oguzhan Birdal (O)

Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

Irmak Ferah Okkay (I)

Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. irmakferah@atauni.edu.tr.

Ufuk Okkay (U)

Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25100, Turkey. ufukokkay@atauni.edu.tr.

Cemil Bayram (C)

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

Behzad Mokthare (B)

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

Muhammed Sait Ertugrul (MS)

Institute for Cannabis Studies, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.

Ahmet Hacimuftuoglu (A)

Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25100, Turkey.

Emrah Aksakal (E)

Department of Cardiology, Erzurum State Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.

Yavuzer Koza (Y)

Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

Mehmet Saygi (M)

Department of Cardiology, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Huseyin Senocak (H)

Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

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