Rho kinase as a therapeutic target in cardiovascular disease

M Surma, L Wei, J Shi - Future cardiology, 2011 - Future Medicine
Rho kinase (ROCK) belongs to the AGC (PKA/PKG/PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases
and is a major downstream effector of the small GTPase RhoA. ROCK plays central roles in …

Development of Rho-kinase inhibitors for cardiovascular medicine

H Shimokawa, M Rashid - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2007 - cell.com
Rho-kinase (ROCK) is one of the downstream effectors of the small G-protein Rho. The Rho–
ROCK pathway has an important role in mediating various cellular functions, including …

Rho kinases and cardiac remodeling

T Shimizu, JK Liao - Circulation Journal, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Hypertensive cardiac remodeling is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy and
interstitial fibrosis, which can lead to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The Rho …

2015 ATVB Plenary Lecture: Translational Research on Rho-Kinase in Cardiovascular Medicine

H Shimokawa, K Satoh - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Rho-kinase (ROCKs) is an important downstream effector of the small GTP-binding protein
Ras homolog gene family member A. There are 2 isoforms of ROCK, ROCK1 and ROCK2 …

Rho kinases in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology

G Loirand, P Guérin, P Pacaud - Circulation research, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Rho kinases (ROCKs) are the first and the best-characterized effectors of the small G-protein
RhoA. In addition to their effect on actin organization, or through this effect, ROCKs have …

[HTML][HTML] The function of Rho-associated kinases ROCK1 and ROCK2 in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease

S Hartmann, AJ Ridley, S Lutz - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Rho-associated kinases ROCK1 and ROCK2 are serine/threonine kinases that are
downstream targets of the small GTPases RhoA, RhoB, and RhoC. ROCKs are involved in …

Physiological role of ROCKs in the cardiovascular system

K Noma, N Oyama, JK Liao - American Journal of …, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
Rho-associated kinases (ROCKs), the immediate downstream targets of RhoA, are
ubiquitously expressed serine-threonine protein kinases that are involved in diverse cellular …

Rho kinase as potential therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases: opportunities and challenges

E Hu, D Lee - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Rho kinase (ROCK) belongs to a family of Ser/Thr protein kinases that are activated via
interaction with the small GTP-binding protein RhoA. Growing evidence suggests that RhoA …

Targeting ROCK signaling in health, malignant and non-malignant diseases

R Shahbazi, B Baradaran, M Khordadmehr, S Safaei… - Immunology letters, 2020 - Elsevier
A Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase (ROCK) is identified as a critical downstream effector of
GTPase RhoA which contains two isoforms, ROCK1 (also known as p160ROCK and ROKβ) …

Rho kinase inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents for cardiovascular diseases.

E Hu, D Lee - Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs (London …, 2003 - europepmc.org
RhoA and Rho-kinase (ROCK) participate in diverse cellular signaling functions such as
smooth muscle contraction, cytoskeleton rearrangement, and cell migration and …