Cardioprotective Roles of β-Hydroxybutyrate Against Doxorubicin Induced Cardiotoxicity

Background: β-Hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is produced by fatty acid oxidation in the liver under the fasting state and confirmed to play a cardioprotective role in ischemia and hypertensive settings. Doxorubicin (DOX) is an effective chemotherapeutic drug, but limited by serious irreversible cardiotoxicit...

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Main Authors: Yihai Liu, Xuan Wei, Mingyue Wu, Jiamin Xu, Biao Xu, Lina Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.603596/full