The Pathway Ontology (PW), is currently being developed at the Rat Genome Database. For more information about this vocabulary, please see Petri et al. The rat genome database pathway portal. Database (Oxford). 2011 Apr 8;2011:bar010. Print 2011 or contact us (http://rgd.mcw.edu/contact/index.shtml).
A pathway triggered by administration of doxorubicin, a widely used chemotherapeutic agent. The cytotoxicity of doxorubicin is primarily manifested in its cardiotoxic effect that can lead to heart failure, Possible causes are reactive oxygen species (ROS), impaired iron homeostasis and mitochondrial dysfunction.