Vitamin E and telmisartan attenuates doxorubicin induced cardiac injury in rat through down regulation of inflammatory response

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The importance of doxorubicin (Dox), as a potent antitumor antibiotic, is limited by the development of life-threatening cardiomyopathy. It has been shown that free radicals are involved in acute doxorubicin-induced toxicity. The aim...

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Main Authors: Hadi Najah, Yousif Nasser, Al-amran Fadhil G, Huntei Nadhem K, Mohammad Bassim I, Ali Sadiq J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/12/63