ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Mitigating Doxorubicin-Induced Skeletal Muscle Toxicity: A Review of Oxidative Stress Mechanisms and the Therapeutic Role of Exercise.
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- Potential biomarkers and preventative interventions for muscle wasting in adolescent and young adults with cancer: A translational study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- French Propolis Caffeic Acid Derivatives Protect Skeletal Muscle from Oxidative Damages.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- β-Catenin and AMPK/AKT/FOXO Signaling Mediate Doxorubicin-Induced Senescence and Lipid Accumulation in C2C12 Myoblasts.Biomolecules & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Cisplatin-Induced Skeletal Muscle Atrophy: Biomolecular Mechanisms and the Protective Role of Exercise-Induced Myokines.Biomolecules · 2025Review
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Abstract
Doxorubicin (DOX) is a highly effective chemotherapy drug used in the treatment of many cancers, including solid tumors, hematological malignancies, and soft tissue sarcomas. Despite its potent antitumor effects, DOX is known to have toxic effects in non-tumorous tissues, such as skeletal muscle. Potential mediators of DOX-induced skeletal muscle toxicity are reactive oxygen species (ROS). An overproduction of ROS can disrupt the balance between oxidants and antioxidants in a cell, leading to oxidative stress. Chronic oxidative stress has been shown to upregulate proteolysis, ultimately leading to muscle wasting. Exercise stands as a potent nonpharmacological therapy capable of attenuating muscle wasting by enhancing metabolic function and antioxidant defenses while suppressing harmful ROS production. This review focuses on the current understanding of the role of oxidative stress in DOX-induced skeletal muscle toxicity. In addition, we highlight the effects of various exercise types on oxidative stress and muscle remodeling during DOX chemotherapy.
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