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ArticleOncotarget2017

Liposomal co-delivered oleanolic acid attenuates doxorubicin-induced multi-organ toxicity in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Muhammad Sarfraz, Attia Afzal, Shahid Masood Raza, Sajid Bashir, Asadullah Madni, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Xiang Ma, Guangya Xiang

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Muhammad SarfrazSchool of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Attia AfzalSchool of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Shahid Masood RazaSchool of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Sajid BashirDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Punjab, Pakistan.
Asadullah MadniFaculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Punjab, Pakistan.
Muhammad Waseem KhanSchool of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Xiang MaSchool of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Guangya XiangSchool of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNUniversity of Sargodha · PKIslamia University of Bahawalpur · PKLahore College for Women University · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Doxorubicin in combination with other cytotoxic drugs has clinical advantages. However, doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity negatively impacts clinical utility and outcomes. Cardiotoxicity can result from increased oxidative stress or from a local cytochrome P450 mediated increase in 20-hydroxy-5, 8, 11, 14-eicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE). Oleanolic acid (OA) is a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid with free radical scavenging, cardioprotective, and P450-mediated cyclooxygenase-upregulating properties. We investigated co-delivery of liposomal OA and doxorubicin in a HepG2 model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). OA attenuated the cardiotoxicity induced by doxorubicin without compromising its anticancer activity. Apoptosis assays revealed that co-delivery of DOX and OA produced a synergistic anticancer effect. However, the drugs had antagonistic effects on cardiomyocytes. Female BALB/c nude mice treated with OA- and DOX-loaded liposomes (ODLs) exhibited reduced tumor growth, stable body weight, and stable organ indices. Reduced 20-HETE production suggested ODLs had limited cardiotoxicity. No changes in biochemical or histopathological markers were observed in mice treated with ODLs. Tailored co-delivery of OA and DOX may thus be an effective therapeutic strategy for treating HCC.

Indexed as

LiposomesAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticApoptosisCarcinoma, HepatocellularCardiotoxicityCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalDoxorubicinDrug LiberationDrug StabilityDrug SynergismFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticDoxorubicinLiposomesOleanolic AcidProtective Agents20-HETEcardiotoxicitydoxorubicinHCColeanolic acid

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PMID28525367
PMCPMC5564550
OpenAlexW2611606389

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