Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Nanomedicine Research Labs, Center for Materials Science, Zewail City of Science and Technology, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2024 Sep;397(9):7129-7139. doi: 10.1007/s00210-024-03073-z. Epub 2024 Apr 23.
The clinical usage of doxorubicin (DOX) is hampered due to cardiomyopathy. Studies reveal that estrogen (E2) modulates DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. Yet, the exact mechanism is unclear. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the influence of E2 and more specifically its metabolite 2-methoxyestradiol (2ME) on cardiac remodeling and the reprogramming of cardiac metabolism in rats subjected to DOX cardiotoxicity. Seventy-two female rats were divided into groups. Cardiotoxicity was induced by administering DOX (2.5 mg/kg three times weekly for 2 weeks). In some groups, the effect of endogenous E2 was abolished by ovariectomy (OVX) or by using the estrogen receptor (ER) blocker Fulvestrant (FULV). The effect of administering exogenous E2 or 2ME in the OVX group was studied. Furthermore, the influence of entacapone (COMT inhibitor) on induced cardiotoxicity was investigated. The evaluated cardiac parameters included ECG, histopathology, cardiac-related enzymes (creatine kinase isoenzyme-MB (CK-MB) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)), and lipid profile markers (total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)). The expression levels of key metabolic enzymes (glucose transporter-4 (GLUT4) and carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1B (CPT-1B)) were assessed. Our results displayed that co-treatment of E2 and/or 2ME with DOX significantly reduced DOX-induced cardiomyopathy and enhanced the metabolism of the heart through the maintenance of GLUT4 and CPT-1B enzymes. On the other hand, co-treatment of DOX with OVX, entacapone, or FULV increased the toxic effect of DOX by further reducing these important metabolic enzymes. E2 and 2ME abrogate DOX-induced cardiomyopathy partly through modulation of GLUT 4 and CPT-1B enzymes.
多柔比星(DOX)的临床应用受到心肌病的阻碍。研究表明,雌激素(E2)可调节 DOX 诱导的心脏毒性。然而,确切的机制尚不清楚。本研究旨在评估 E2 及其代谢物 2-甲氧基雌二醇(2ME)对 DOX 心脏毒性大鼠心脏重构和心脏代谢重编程的影响。72 只雌性大鼠被分为几组。通过每周三次给予 DOX(2.5mg/kg,共 2 周)诱导心脏毒性。在一些组中,通过卵巢切除术(OVX)或使用雌激素受体(ER)阻滞剂 Fulvestrant(FULV)消除内源性 E2 的作用。研究了在 OVX 组中给予外源性 E2 或 2ME 的效果。此外,还研究了恩他卡朋(COMT 抑制剂)对诱导性心脏毒性的影响。评估的心脏参数包括心电图、组织病理学、心脏相关酶(肌酸激酶同工酶-MB(CK-MB)和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH))和脂质谱标志物(总胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)和高密度脂蛋白(HDL))。评估了关键代谢酶(葡萄糖转运蛋白-4(GLUT4)和肉碱棕榈酰转移酶-1B(CPT-1B))的表达水平。我们的结果表明,E2 和/或 2ME 与 DOX 共同治疗可显著减轻 DOX 诱导的心肌病,并通过维持 GLUT4 和 CPT-1B 酶来增强心脏代谢。另一方面,DOX 与 OVX、恩他卡朋或 FULV 共同治疗通过进一步降低这些重要的代谢酶来增加 DOX 的毒性作用。E2 和 2ME 通过调节 GLUT4 和 CPT-1B 酶部分减轻 DOX 诱导的心肌病。