Research progress on the protective effects of polyphenols against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Doxorubicin is a major culprit in chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity,which is the chief limiting factor in delivering optimal chemotherapy to cancer patients.Although extensive efforts have been devoted,no chemical synthesized drugs or natural compounds are available to prevent the harmful action of doxorubicin without reducing its anti-cancer efficacy.Accumulative experimental evidence has shown that polyphenols can prevent doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity largely due to their anti-cancer and cardio protective properties.We elaborated on the potential mechanisms associated with doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and reviewed published literatures about the protective effects of polyphenols on doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity to provide novel strategies for the study of cardioprotective drugs.