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Mitoxantrone impairs proteasome activity and prompts early energetic and proteomic changes in HL-1 cardiomyocytes at clinically relevant concentrations.

Authors :
Costa, Vera Marisa
Capela, João Paulo
Sousa, Joana R.
Eleutério, Rute P.
Rodrigues, Patrícia R. S.
Dores-Sousa, José Luís
Carvalho, Rui A.
Lourdes Bastos, Maria
Duarte, José Alberto
Remião, Fernando
Almeida, M. Gabriela
Varner, Kurt J.
Carvalho, Félix
Source :
Archives of Toxicology; Dec2020, Vol. 94 Issue 12, p4067-4084, 18p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Mitoxantrone (MTX) is used to treat several types of cancers and to improve neurological disability in multiple sclerosis. Unfortunately, cardiotoxicity is a severe and common adverse effect in MTX-treated patients. Herein, we aimed to study early and late mechanisms of MTX-induced cardiotoxicity using murine HL-1 cardiomyocytes. Cells were exposed to MTX (0.1, 1 or 10 µM) during short (2, 4, 6, or 12 h) or longer incubation periods (24 or 48 h). At earlier time points, (6 and 12 h) cytotoxicity was already observed for 1 and 10 µM MTX. Proteomic analysis of total protein extracts found 14 proteins with higher expression and 26 with lower expression in the cells exposed for 12 h to MTX (pH gradients 4–7 and 6–11). Of note, the expression of the regulatory protein 14-3-3 protein epsilon was increased by a factor of two and three, after exposure to 1 and 10 µM MTX, respectively. At earlier time-points, 10 µM MTX increased intracellular ATP levels, while decreasing media lactate levels. At later stages (24 and 48 h), MTX-induced cytotoxicity was concentration and time-dependent, according to the MTT reduction and lactate dehydrogenase leakage assays, while caspase-9, -8 and -3 activities increased at 24 h. Regarding cellular redox status, total glutathione increased in 1 µM MTX (24 h), and that increase was dependent on gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase activity. Meanwhile, for both 1 and 10 µM MTX, oxidized glutathione was significantly higher than control at 48 h. Moreover, MTX was able to significantly decrease proteasomal chymotrypsin-like activity in a concentration and time-independent manner. In summary, MTX significantly altered proteomic, energetic and oxidative stress homeostasis in cardiomyocytes at clinically relevant concentrations and our data clearly demonstrate that MTX causes early cardiotoxicity that needs further study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03405761
Volume :
94
Issue :
12
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Archives of Toxicology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
146931226
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-020-02874-4