Review Article

The Role of Mitochondrial Quality Control in Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity: From Bench to Bedside

Table 1

MQC-targeted therapeutics in experimental models of AIC.

MQC-targeted agentMolecular actionKey findingsExperimental objectivesReferences

Mitochondrial dynamics
KlothoDownregulator of DRP1Alleviated mitochondrial fission and apoptosisIn vivo[194]
LuteolinDephosphorylation of Drp1 Ser616Inhibited mitochondrial fission and oxidative stressIn vitro/in vivo[195]
miRNA-532-3pTargeting apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domainAttenuated cardiomyocyte mitochondrial fission and apoptosisIn vivo[107]
Shenmai injectionAMPK & PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β signaling pathwayAlleviated mitochondrial fragmentation and oxidative stressIn vitro/in vivo[103]
ResveratrolActivator of Mfn-1 and -2Prevented left ventricular (LV) remodeling and reduced mitochondrial fragmentationIn vivo[196]
LCZ696Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi)Attenuated Drp1-mediated mitochondrial dysfunctionIn vitro/in vivo[197]
Mdivi-1Mitochondrial division inhibitorInhibited mitochondrial fissionIn vitro/in vivo[98]
MelatoninPGC1-α and SIRT1 modulatorDecreased cell death and mitochondrial fissionIn vitro/in vivo[198]
Ciclosporin AInhibitor of mitochondrial membrane potential dissipationAttenuated mitochondrial fragmentation and partially restored mitochondrial bioenergeticsIn vivo[100]
HonokiolActivator of Sirtuin-3Promoted mitochondrial fusionIn vitro/in vivo[199]
MetforminActivator of AMPKImproved mitochondrial dynamics balance, biogenesis, and bioenergeticsIn vitro/in vivo[200, 201]
Mitophagy
Heme oxygenase-1A novel cardioprotective inducible enzymeRescued the changes in mitophagy mediators PINK1 and parkinIn vivo[135]
DonepezilAcetylcholinesterase inhibitorAttenuated mitophagy, autophagy, and cardiomyocyte deathIn vivo[202]
LiensinineA novel mitophagy inhibitorInhibited mitophagy and mitochondrial fragmentationIn vivo[57]
OseltamivirNeuraminidase1 inhibitorInhibited the expression of Drp1 and PINK1 stabilization on mitochondria, attenuating excessive mitochondrial fission and mitophagyIn vivo[203]
miRNA-22 knockoutSIRT-1/PGC-1α pathwayAlleviated mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesisIn vitro/in vivo[131]
Mitochondrial biogenesis
CO/HOActivator of Akt1/PKB and guanylate cyclasePromoted mitochondrial biogenesis and alleviated apoptosisIn vitro/in vivo[204]
KirenolActivator of PI3K/AKT and Nrf2 pathwayRescued mitochondrial biogenesis and suppressed caspase-dependent apoptosisIn vitro[205]
NerolidolActivator of Nrf2/MAPK signaling pathwayMitigated oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosisIn vivo[206]
Cyclovirobuxine DActivator of PGC-1α/Nrf1 signaling pathwaySuppressed oxidative damage and mitochondrial biogenesisIn vivo[207]
MetallothioneinActivator of PGC-1α/TFAM axisPreserved mitochondrial biogenesis and MnSOD expressionIn vivo[208]
Yellow wine polyphenolic compounds (YWPC)Nrf2/TGF-β/smad3 pathwayMitigated oxidative stress, inflammatory response, and cardiac apoptosisIn vivo[209]
CannabidiolNonpsychoactive constituent of marijuanaRescued the Dox-induced cardiac mitochondrial function and biogenesis impairmentIn vivo[210]