miR-212/132 Cluster Modulation Prevents Doxorubicin-Mediated Atrophy and Cardiotoxicity

Shashi Kumar Gupta, Ankita Garg, Petros Avramopoulos, Stefan Engelhardt, Katrin Streckfuss-Bömeke, Sandor Batkai, Thomas Thum

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Abstract

Doxorubicin is known to cause dose-dependent cardiotoxicity in cancer patients. Here, Thum and colleagues show that overexpression of a pro-hypertrophic microRNA cluster, miR-212/132, can reduce the doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxic effects by reversing cardiac atrophy and apoptosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-28
Number of pages12
JournalMolecular Therapy
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • AAV
  • apoptosis
  • atrophy
  • cardiotoxicity
  • doxorubicin
  • microRNA

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