[HTML][HTML] Signaling pathways and targeted therapy for myocardial infarction

Q Zhang, L Wang, S Wang, H Cheng, L Xu… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Although the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) has improved considerably, it is still a
worldwide disease with high morbidity and high mortality. Whilst there is still a long way to …

Rho-kinase inhibitor restores glomerular fatty acid metabolism in diabetic kidney disease

Y Nagai, K Matoba, H Yako, S Ohashi… - Biochemical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The small GTPase Rho and its effector Rho-kinase (ROCK) are activated in the
diabetic kidney, and recent studies decade have demonstrated that ROCK signaling is an …

[HTML][HTML] Renal ROCK activation and its pharmacological inhibition in patients with diabetes

K Matoba, K Sekiguchi, Y Nagai, Y Takeda… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase (ROCK) is a serine/threonine kinase
with essential roles in cytoskeletal functions. Substantial evidence implicates ROCK as a …

Cyclocarya paliurus triterpenoids attenuate glomerular endothelial injury in the diabetic rats via ROCK pathway

R Yang, S Xu, X Zhang, X Zheng, Y Liu, C Jiang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.) Iljinskaja.(C.
paliurus) is a distinctive traditional Chinese herb, with remarkable hypoglycemic capacity …

[HTML][HTML] Selectivity matters: selective ROCK2 inhibitor ameliorates established liver fibrosis via targeting inflammation, fibrosis, and metabolism

A Zanin-Zhorov, W Chen, J Moretti… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The pathogenesis of hepatic fibrosis is driven by dysregulated metabolism precipitated by
chronic inflammation. Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinases (ROCKs) have …

[HTML][HTML] The additive effects of kidney dysfunction on left ventricular function and strain in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients verified by cardiac magnetic resonance …

Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Ren, W Yan, L Jiang, Y Li… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are susceptible to coexisted with
chronic kidney disease (CKD), which may increase cardiovascular mortality in these …

Structural insights into the interactions of belumosudil with rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinases 1 and 2 based on molecular docking, molecular …

M Shi, J Liu, S Fu, H Pei, B Peng, Y Wen… - Journal of …, 2023 - World Scientific
Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinases (ROCKs) are members of the cyclic
adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase/protein kinase G/protein kinase C …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of microRNA-34c reduces detrusor ROCK2 expression and urinary bladder inflammation in experimental cystitis

M Mandal, A Rakib, S Kiran, MA Al Mamun… - Life sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Interstitial cystitis (IC), also called painful bladder syndrome (PBS), is 2 to 5 times more
common in women than in men, yet its cause and pathogenesis remain unclear. In our study …

Strategic development and validation of Isoquinoline-Derived inhibitors targeting ROCK1 kinase

P Hu, QX Xu, Y Wang, JH Hua, GM Yang… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rho-associated coiled-coil containing kinases (ROCKs) have emerged as pivotal
downstream effectors of small guanosine triphosphatases. In recent years, isoquinoline …

Fasudil attenuates oxidative stress-induced partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition of tubular epithelial cells in hyperuricemic nephropathy via activating Nrf2

Y Cao, Y Wang, W Li, J Feng, Y Chen, R Chen… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anti-partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition (pEMT) treatment of renal tubular epithelial
cells (TECs) represents a promising therapeutic approach. Hyperuricemia nephropathy (HN) …