Ex Vivo Cardiotoxicity of Antineoplastic Casiopeinas Is Mediated through Energetic Dysfunction and Triggered Mitochondrial-Dependent Apoptosis

Casiopeinas are a group of copper-based antineoplastic molecules designed as a less toxic and more therapeutic alternative to cisplatin or Doxorubicin; however, there is scarce evidence about their toxic effects on the whole heart and cardiomyocytes. Given this, rat hearts were perfused with Casiope...

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Main Authors: Christian Silva-Platas, César A. Villegas, Yuriana Oropeza-Almazán, Mariana Carrancá, Alejandro Torres-Quintanilla, Omar Lozano, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Elena C. Castillo, Judith Bernal-Ramírez, Evaristo Fernández-Sada, Luis F. Vega, Niria Treviño-Saldaña, Héctor Chapoy-Villanueva, Lena Ruiz-Azuara, Carmen Hernández-Brenes, Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor, Carlos E. Guerrero-Beltrán, Karla Carvajal, María E. Bravo-Gómez, Gerardo García-Rivas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8949450