title: The rat model in the comparative evaluation of anthracyclines cardiotoxicity.
abstract: In the present investigation, the cardiotoxic effects of three anthracycline analogs (doxorubicin, 4'-epi-doxorubicin and 4'-deoxy-doxorubicin) were compared. For this purpose, 9.0 mg/kg of doxorubicin, divided into three closely spaced subdoses, were injected intravenously in rats. The two derivatives were administered according to the same time schedule and their doses were chosen on the basis of the clinically adopted ratio, doxorubicin: 4'-epidoxorubicin: 4'-deoxy-doxorubicin = 1:1:0.5. The degree of cardiomyopathy induced by the three anthracyclines was evaluated by ECG changes and morphological alterations. Doxorubicin was found to produce a significant degree of cardiotoxicity, thus confirming the validity of the experimental model adopted. Both 4'-substituted derivatives proved to be less cardiotoxic than the parent compound, although not completely devoid of this side effect.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Farmacologia, Università di Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rozza
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Favalli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poggi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Villani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000633:toxicity*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000633:toxicity; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009929:Organ Size; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D015251:Epirubicin; D004317:Doxorubicin; C030851:esorubicin