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Original Article
Cardiology
Apoptosis and remodeling in adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy rat model
Young Mi Hong, Hyeryon Lee, Min-Sun Cho, Kwan Chang Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(11):365-372.   Published online November 27, 2017
Purpose

The mechanism for the pathogenesis of adriamycin (ADR)-induced cardiomyopathy is not yet known. Different hypotheses include the production of free radicals, an interaction between ADR and nuclear components, and a disruption in cardiac-specific gene expression. Apoptosis has also been proposed as being involved in cardiac dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to determine if apoptosis might play a role...