Doxorubicin (DOX) is an effective antitumor drug employed for treatment of a wide range of cancers types such as neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, breast and esophageal carcinomas. On the other hand, the cumulative dose is restricted (300-550 mg/m(2)) and its amount administered to a patient has to be closely controlled due to its cardiotoxicity. To understand the mechanisms of the DOX side effects as well as to reveal the ways how to reduce its adverse impact on cardiomyocytes, the interactions with particular components of the blood and tissues have to be studied in greater detail. In this work, microdialysis technique was optimized to extract DOX from samples and subsequently monitor its interaction with BSA. Finally, the microdialysis probe was connected on-line to the LIF detector to ensure the real-time detection. The best flow rate was 1 μL/min and after 120 min of microdialysis 28% of the DOX was dialyzed out from the sample. The results from investigation of the DOX-BSA interaction indicate that the interaction occurs in less than 30 min, causing marked decrease in the amount of DOX extracted by microdialysis.

Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game Fish and Bees Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno Czech Republic

Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology 2nd Faculty of Medicine University Hospital Motol Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Laboratory of Metallomics and Nanotechnology Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Mendel University in Brno Brno Czech Republic

Laboratory of Metallomics and Nanotechnology Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Mendel University in Brno Brno Czech Republic Central European Institute of Technology Brno University of Technology Brno Czech Republic

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