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While studies have demonstrated that altered iron status can modulate the susceptibility to DOX cardiotoxicity, the exact molecular mechanisms have not been clearly understood. Here, we hypothesized that iron stores influence cardiac ABCB8 expression and consequently cardiac retention and toxicity of DOX. First, we found that ABCB8 deficiency in cardiomyocytes decreased DOX efflux, increased DOX-induced toxicity, and decreased cell viability. Conversely, intracellular DOX retention and toxicity were ameliorated by ABCB8 overexpression. To determine if altered cardiac iron status modifies ABCB8 expression, we treated cardiomyocytes with high iron or iron chelators. Western blot and qPCR analyses revealed that ABCB8 levels were decreased in iron overload and increased in iron deficiency. Subsequently, DOX retention and toxicity were increased in cardiomyocytes with iron overload, whereas iron deficiency ameliorated these effects. Next, we validated our results using a mouse model of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), a genetic iron overload disorder. HH mice exhibited decreased ABCB8 expression and increased DOX retention and toxicity. These changes were abolished by the treatment of HH mice with a low-iron diet. Finally, cardiac-specific overexpression of ABCB8 in HH mice prevented cardiac DOX accumulation and abrogated DOX-induced cardiotoxicity without altering iron overload in the heart. Together, our results demonstrate that ABCB8 mediates DOX efflux and that iron regulates DOX retention and toxicity by altering cardiac ABCB8 expression. 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