QCO-105 prevents acute doxorubicin (DXR) toxicity
to the heart
and attenuates the expression of markers of DXR-induced ferroptosis.
QCO-105 (50 mg/kg, ip) attenuated DXR (20 mg/kg)-induced cardiac dysfunction
after 7 days, evidenced by preserved ejection fraction (A) and fractional
shortening (B); (C) representative echocardiography (LVIDd: left ventricular
internal dimension in diastole, LVIDs: left ventricular internal dimension
in systole); (D) QCO-105 prevented DXR-induced upregulation of the
cardiac dysfunction markers β-MyHC and BNP compared to QCP and
Solutol controls (3–7 mice per group); and (E) Gpx4 and HO-1
mRNA expression in the ventricle of mice 7 days after a single DXR
injection ± QCO-105 (3–5 mice per group,
Solutol was used as the vehicle). Expression was determined by RT-qPCR
and normalized to that of Hprt1. Mean ± SEM; ns: no significant
difference, n ≥ 3, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, and ****P < 0.0001.