Empagliflozin Significantly Prevents the Doxorubicin-induced Acute Cardiotoxicity via Non-antioxidant Pathways
Empagliflozin (EMPA) is a SGLT-2 inhibitor that has positive effects on cardiovascular outcomes. In this study, we aim to evaluate the possible protective effects of EMPA against doxorubicin (DOX)-induced acute cardiotoxicity. Non-diabetic Sprague–Dawley rats were randomized into four groups. The co...
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Published in | Cardiovascular toxicology Vol. 21; no. 9; pp. 747 - 758 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Springer US
01.09.2021
Springer Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Empagliflozin (EMPA) is a SGLT-2 inhibitor that has positive effects on cardiovascular outcomes. In this study, we aim to evaluate the possible protective effects of EMPA against doxorubicin (DOX)-induced acute cardiotoxicity. Non-diabetic Sprague–Dawley rats were randomized into four groups. The control group received serum physiologic (1 ml), the EMPA group received EMPA, the DOX group was administered cumulatively 18 mg/kg body weight DOX. The DOX+EMPA group was administered DOX and EMPA. In the DOX group, LVDED (P < 0.05) and LVSED (
P
< 0.01), QTc interval (
P
< 0.001), the ratio of karyolysis and karyorrhexis (
P
< 0.001) and infiltrative cell proliferation (
P
< 0.001) were found to be higher than; EF, FS and normal cell morphology were lower than the control group (
P
< 0.001). In the DOX+EMPA group, LVEDD (
P
< 0.05) and LVESD (
P
< 0.01) values, QTc interval (
P
< 0.001), karyolysis and karyorrhexis ratios (
P
< 0.001) and infiltrative cell proliferation were lower (
P
< 0.01); normal cell morphology and EF were higher compared to the DOX group (
P
< 0.001). Our results showed that empagliflozin significantly ameliorated DOX-induced acute cardiotoxicity. |
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ISSN: | 1530-7905 1559-0259 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12012-021-09665-y |