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Acute Exercise Protects Against Doxorubucin Cardiotoxicity, Karen Y. Wonders, David S. Hydock, Carole M. Schneider, Reid Hayward
Acute Exercise Protects Against Doxorubucin Cardiotoxicity, Karen Y. Wonders, David S. Hydock, Carole M. Schneider, Reid Hayward
School of Sport & Exercise Science Faculty Publications
Numerous methods have been used to minimize the cardiotoxic effects of the chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin (DOX), and most have had limited success. Chronic endurance exercise has been shown to protect against DOX cardiotoxicity, but little is known regarding the effects of acute exercise on DOX-induced cardiac dysfunction. Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a single bout of acute endurance exercise on the cardiac dysfunction associated with DOX treatment. Methods. Male Sprague-Dawley rats either performed an acute exercise bout on a motorized treadmill for 60 minutes at a maximal speed of 25 m/min with a …