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P53 Regulates Oxidative Stress-Mediated Retrograde Signaling: A Novel Mechanism For Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiac Injury, Joyce M. Velez, Sumitra Miriyala, Ramaneeya Nithipongvanitch, Teresa Noel, Chotiros D. Plabplueng, Terry Oberley, Paiboon Jungsuwadee, Holly Van Remmen, Mary Vore, Daret K. St Clair

Toxicology and Cancer Biology Faculty Publications

The side effects of cancer therapy on normal tissues limit the success of therapy. Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated for numerous chemotherapeutic agents including doxorubicin (DOX), a potent cancer chemotherapeutic drug. The production of ROS by DOX has been linked to DNA damage, nuclear translocation of p53, and mitochondrial injury; however, the causal relationship and molecular mechanisms underlying these events are unknown. The present study used wild-type (WT) and p53 homozygous knock-out (p53(-/-)) mice to investigate the role of p53 in the crosstalk between mitochondria and nucleus. Injecting mice with DOX (20 mg/kg) causes oxidative stress …