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MDPI, Pharmaceuticals, 11(16), p. 1613, 2023

DOI: 10.3390/ph16111613

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The Metabolic Fingerprint of Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Male CD-1 Mice Fades Away with Time While Autophagy Increases

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Abstract

The cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin (DOX) may manifest at the beginning/during treatment or years after, compromising patients’ quality of life. We intended to study the cardiac pathways one week (short-term, control 1 [CTRL1] and DOX1 groups) or five months (long-term, CTRL2 and DOX2 groups) after DOX administration in adult male CD-1 mice. Control groups were given saline, and DOX groups received a 9.0 mg/Kg cumulative dose. In the short-term, DOX decreased the content of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) while the electron transfer flavoprotein-ubiquinone oxidoreductase (ETF-QO) increased compared to CTRL1, suggesting the upregulation of fatty acids oxidation. Moreover, mitofusin1 (Mfn1) content was decreased in DOX1, highlighting decreased mitochondrial fusion. In addition, increased B-cell lymphoma-2 associated X-protein (BAX) content in DOX1 pointed to the upregulation of apoptosis. Conversely, in the long-term, DOX decreased the citrate synthase (CS) activity and the content of Beclin1 and autophagy protein 5 (ATG5) compared to CTRL2, suggesting decreased mitochondrial density and autophagy. Our study demonstrates that molecular mechanisms elicited by DOX are modulated at different extents over time, supporting the differences on clinic cardiotoxic manifestations with time. Moreover, even five months after DOX administration, meaningful heart molecular changes occurred, reinforcing the need for the continuous cardiac monitoring of patients and determination of earlier biomarkers before clinical cardiotoxicity is set.