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01.09.2009 | Original Article
Doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is secondary to nuclear p53 activation in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts
verfasst von:
Vilma A. Sardão, Paulo J. Oliveira, Jon Holy, Catarina R. Oliveira, Kendall B. Wallace
Erschienen in:
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
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Ausgabe 4/2009
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Abstract
Purpose
Doxorubicin (DOX) is a widely prescribed chemotherapeutic. The hypothesis for the present study is that DOX-induced myocyte apoptosis involves mitochondrial dysfunction that is a consequence of nuclear DOX effects.
Methods
H9c2 myoblasts were incubated with 0, 0.5 and 1 μM DOX and nuclear and mitochondrial alterations were determined.
Results
Doxorubicin accumulation in the nucleus was detected after 3 h treatment, followed by an increase in p53 and a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. Apoptotic markers, such as caspase activation and chromatin condensation were detected after 24 h of DOX treatment. Bax and p53 translocation to mitochondria as well as the formation of Bax clusters in the cytosol were observed. Importantly, pifithrin-alpha, a p53 inhibitor, protected against DOX-induced mitochondrial depolarization, caspase activation and cell death.
Conclusion
Mitochondrial dysfunction in H9c2 myoblasts treated with DOX is a consequence of nuclear p53 activation rather than a direct effect of the drug on mitochondria.