title: Effect of 17-beta-estradiol administration during adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy in ovariectomized rat.
abstract: The incidence of cardiovascular diseases in humans differs in relation to the age of the patient. Although women suffer less than men from cardiovascular disorders during 15-55 years, after this period the incidence is equivalent in both sexes. This data suggests a cytoprotective effect of estrogens against cardiovascular disease. The estrogens, especially 17-beta-estradiol, are important antioxidant molecules with potential cytoprotective properties during oxidant/antioxidant disbalance induced by oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is often the underlying mechanism during vascular alterations and cardiac damage. The present study evaluated the role of ovariectomy and/or 17-beta-estradiol administration on antioxidant status and lipid peroxidation during cardiac injury induced by adriamycin. Different parameters were measured, including hemodynamic response (arterial pressure and cardiac frequency), lipid peroxidation products (malondialdehyde), protein carbonylation, antioxidant status (reduced glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase), and cardiac injury (creatinine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate and alanine aminotransferase). Our study showed that 17-beta-estradiol reduced all of the parameters related to oxidative stress and cardiac injury in ovariectomized rats treated with adriamycin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Cordoba, Spain. juanr.munoz.exts@juntadeandalucia.es
authors.forename: Juan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Castañeda
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montilla
authors.forename: Maria C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bujalance
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muntané
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Túnez
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004317:Doxorubicin; D004958:Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D010052:Ovariectomy; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide; D004958:Estradiol; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D005978:Glutathione