title: Early changes in myocardial antioxidant enzymes in rats treated with adriamycin.
abstract: Increased oxidative stress and antioxidant deficit have been suggested to play a major role in adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure due to multiple treatments with adriamycin (doxorubicin). In this study, we investigated the acute effects of a single dose of adriamycin on myocardial antioxidant enzymes in rats. Adriamycin (2.5 mg/kg) was injected (i.p.) and myocardial antioxidant enzyme activities, mRNA abundance and protein levels at 1, 2, 4 and 24 h were examined. While manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) and catalase (CAT) activities were not significantly changed, copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) activity was reduced at all time points and this change correlated with a decrease in its protein content. CuZnSOD mRNA was increased at 1 and 24 h. GSHPx mRNA and protein levels were transiently decreased by 20 and 25% respectively at 2 h. MnSOD mRNA was not significantly changed, but its protein levels were significantly decreased at 1 h. Lipid peroxidation was increased transiently at 1, 2 and 4 h. A transient depression in antioxidant enzyme as well as transient increase in oxidative stress with a single dose of adriamycin may precede more sustained changes seen with the repeated administration of the drug and contribute to the development of cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre and Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: Timao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Danelisen
authors.forename: Pawan K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D002374:Catalase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase