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Copper Chelation by Penicillamine Protects Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Suppressing FDX1-Mediated Cuproptosis.

Mohammad El-Nablaway, Hany M A Sonpol, Yaser Hosny Ali Elewa, Mohamed A M Ali, Mohamed Adel, Eman Serry Zayed, Maha Alhelf, Manar A Didamoony, Amal Fahmy Dawood, Eman M Embaby and 2 more

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Article in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Mohammad El-NablawayDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Al-Maarefa University, Dariyah 13713, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2494-6004
Hany M A SonpolDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, P.O. Box 551, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia.
Yaser Hosny Ali ElewaDepartment of Histology and Cytology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7347-4587
Mohamed A M AliDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8217-0262
Mohamed AdelDepartment of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-0107-7320
Eman Serry ZayedDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0002-9941-2402
Maha AlhelfBiotechnology School, Nile University, Giza 12588, Egypt.
Manar A DidamoonyPharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Cairo 11829, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6602-6815
Amal Fahmy DawoodDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7646-0909
Eman M EmbabyDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
Khaled S El-BayoumiDepartment of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4825-9885
Wesam S El-SaeedDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8183-4829

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Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PNURSP2025R110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe cardiotoxic effects of doxorubicin (DOX), a powerful chemotherapeutic drug, are widely recognized. Cuproptosis, a unique copper-dependent form of controlled cell death, may be involved in DOX-induced cardiomyopathy, according to recent findings. This study employs both in vivo and in silico procedures to investigate the protective effects of the copper chelator penicillamine (PEN) and the role of cuproptosis in DOX-related cardiotoxicity.

methodsThirty-two adult Sprague Dawley rats were allocated into four groups (

resultsDOX administration induced significant cardiac dysfunction, oxidative stress, and upregulation of cuproptosis markers. PEN treatment mitigated these effects, improved cardiac function, reduced fibrosis, and suppressed the expression of cuproptosis-related

conclusionThis study provides experimental evidence implicating cuproptosis in DOX-induced cardiomyopathy. PEN exerts cardioprotection, potentially by targeting this pathway, offering a promising therapeutic strategy.

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CardiomyopathiesChelating AgentsCopperDoxorubicinPenicillamineAnimalsCardiotoxicityMaleMolecular Docking SimulationOxidative StressRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyChelating AgentsCopperDoxorubicinPenicillaminecardiotoxicitycuproptosisdoxorubicinFDX-1pencillamine

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PMCPMC12467753

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