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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.603596/full |