The Cardioprotective Role of N-Acetyl Cysteine Amide in the Prevention of Doxorubicin and Trastuzumab-Mediated Cardiac Dysfunction

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• 作者：Vineet Goyal ; MSc^a ; Hilary Bews ; BSc^a ; David Cheung ; BSc^a ; Sheena Premecz ; BSc^a ; Soma Mandal ; PhD^a ; Bilal Shaikh^a ; Ryan Best ; BSc^a ; Rahul Bhindi ; MD^a ; Rakesh Chaudhary ; DVM ; PhD^a ; Amir Ravandi ; MD ; PhD^a ; ^b ; James Thliveris ; PhD^c ; Pawan K. Singal ; PhD^a ; Saroj Niraula ; MD ; FRCPC^d ; Davinder S. Jassal ; MD ; FRCPC^a ; ^b ; ^d ; ^e ; ^{djassal@sbgh.mb.ca}
• 刊名：Canadian Journal of Cardiology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：32
• 期：12
• 页码：1513-1519
• 全文大小：1301 K
• 卷排序：32

文摘

In the breast cancer setting, anticancer therapies including doxorubicin (DOX) and trastuzumab (TRZ) are associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiotoxicity. Despite the increasing support for the role of oxidative stress (OS) in its pathophysiology, we still do not have an optimal antioxidant for the prevention of DOX + TRZ–mediated cardiac dysfunction. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the novel antioxidant N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA) can attenuate DOX + TRZ–induced heart failure in a murine model.MethodsA total of 100 C57Bl/6 female mice received 1 of the following drug regimens: (1) saline, (2) NACA, (3) DOX, (4) TRZ, (5) DOX + TRZ, (6) NACA + DOX, (7) NACA + TRZ, and (8) NACA + DOX + TRZ. Serial echocardiography was performed over a 10-day study period, after which the mice were killed for histologic and biochemical analyses.ResultsIn mice receiving DOX, the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) decreased from 73% ± 4% to 43% ± 2% on day 10. In mice receiving DOX + TRZ, the LVEF decreased from 72% ± 3% to 32% ± 2% on day 10. Prophylactic administration of NACA to mice receiving DOX or DOX + TRZ was cardioprotective, with an LVEF of 62% ± 3% and 55% ± 3% on day 10, respectively. Histologic and biochemical analyses demonstrated a loss of cellular integrity, increased OS, and increased cardiac apoptosis in mice treated with DOX + TRZ, which was attenuated by the prophylactic administration of NACA.ConclusionsNACA attenuated the cardiotoxic side effects of DOX + TRZ in a murine model of chemotherapy-induced cardiac dysfunction by decreasing OS and apoptosis.