The effect of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle: an experimental study

Volume: 34 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Emre Cullu
  • İlhan Ozkan
  • Nil Cuhaci
  • Bulent Alparslan
  • Emel Dikicioglu
  • S. Savk
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The effect of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle: an experimental study

Abstract

Objectives: The spasticity-solving effect of botulinum toxin is utilized in the conservative treatment of involuntary and uncontrolled muscle diseases. However, this effect is about of three-month duration, with reasonably high cost. Doxorubicin is a cheap antineoplastic agent reported to cause muscle necrosis. This experimental study sought to investigate the effect of doxorubicin on the skeletal muscle. Methods: Twelve male Wistar rats were assigned to doxorubicin injection of 0.02 mg/ 0.5 ml (n=6) and 0.05 mg/ 0.5 ml (n=6) into the left quadriceps muscles through a skin incision of one centimeter under general anesthesia. The right quadriceps muscles of the same rats were assigned as controls and 0.5 ml 0.9% NaCl solution was injected. All the rats were sacrificed under high dose anesthesia seven days later and changes in the muscle tissue were evaluated under light microscope. Results: Histopathologically, doxorubicin injection of 0.02 mg resulted in a mean of 3% muscle necrosis and slight inflammation, whereas with 0.05 mg doxorubicin, muscle necrosis was 11% and moderate to severe inflammation was noted. Histopatological findings were normal in control muscles. Conclusion: With its chemomyectomy effect, doxorubicin may open new horizons in the treatment of spasticity in orthopaedics, without the need for surgical intervention.

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Emre Cullu This is me

İlhan Ozkan This is me

Nil Cuhaci This is me

Bulent Alparslan This is me

Emel Dikicioglu This is me

S. Savk This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1970 Volume: 34 Number: 1

APA
Cullu, E., Ozkan, İ., Cuhaci, N., Alparslan, B., Dikicioglu, E., & Savk, S. (2006). The effect of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 34(1), 84-88. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v34i1.1762
AMA
1.Cullu E, Ozkan İ, Cuhaci N, Alparslan B, Dikicioglu E, Savk S. The effect of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;34(1):84-88. doi:10.3944/aott.v34i1.1762
Chicago
Cullu, Emre, İlhan Ozkan, Nil Cuhaci, Bulent Alparslan, Emel Dikicioglu, and S. Savk. 2006. “The Effect of Doxorubicin on Skeletal Muscle: An Experimental Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34 (1): 84-88. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v34i1.1762.
EndNote
Cullu E, Ozkan İ, Cuhaci N, Alparslan B, Dikicioglu E, Savk S (September 1, 2006) The effect of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34 1 84–88.
IEEE
[1]E. Cullu, İ. Ozkan, N. Cuhaci, B. Alparslan, E. Dikicioglu, and S. Savk, “The effect of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle: an experimental study”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 84–88, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v34i1.1762.
ISNAD
Cullu, Emre - Ozkan, İlhan - Cuhaci, Nil - Alparslan, Bulent - Dikicioglu, Emel - Savk, S. “The Effect of Doxorubicin on Skeletal Muscle: An Experimental Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34/1 (September 1, 2006): 84-88. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v34i1.1762.
JAMA
1.Cullu E, Ozkan İ, Cuhaci N, Alparslan B, Dikicioglu E, Savk S. The effect of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;34:84–88.
MLA
Cullu, Emre, et al. “The Effect of Doxorubicin on Skeletal Muscle: An Experimental Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 34, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 84-88, doi:10.3944/aott.v34i1.1762.
Vancouver
1.Emre Cullu, İlhan Ozkan, Nil Cuhaci, Bulent Alparslan, Emel Dikicioglu, S. Savk. The effect of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle: an experimental study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;34(1):84-8. doi:10.3944/aott.v34i1.1762