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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2013

Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 attenuates pulmonary hypertension in hyperoxia-exposed newborn rats.

Hsiu-Chu Chou, Liang-Ti Huang, Tsu-Fu Yeh, Chung-Ming Chen

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Article in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Hsiu-Chu ChouDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, China.
Liang-Ti Huang
Tsu-Fu Yeh
Chung-Ming Chen
Taipei Medical University · TW

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Abstract

aimTo test the hypothesis that neonatal hyperoxia induced pulmonary hypertension accompanied by increased Rho-kinase expression in rat lungs and that Rho-kinase inhibitor could attenuate right ventricular hypertrophy and pulmonary arterial remodeling.

methodsNewborn rats were exposed to >95% O2 in the first week after birth, then to 60% O2 in the following 2 weeks. Control pups were exposed to room air over the same periods. The pups were injected with either Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 (10 mg·kg(-1)·d(-1), ip) or vehicle from postnatal d 14 to 20. Lung and heart tissues were collected on postnatal d 7 and 21. Rho-kinase activity in lungs was measured using Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. The right ventricular hypertrophy and arterial medial wall thickness (MWT) were assessed morphologically.

resultsRho-kinase activity in lungs was comparable between the hyperoxic and control pups on postnatal d 7, but it had a more than 2-fold increase in the hyperoxic pups on postnatal d 21. Moreover, the hyperoxic exposure induced structural features of pulmonary hypertension, as shown by the right ventricular hypertrophy and significantly increased arterial MWT. Administration with Y-27632 effectively blocked the hyperoxia-induced increase of Rho-kinase activity in lungs, and attenuated the right ventricular hypertrophy.

conclusionRho-kinase inhibitor may be a novel therapy for attenuating the hyperoxia-induced structural changes in pulmonary hypertension.

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AmidesAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntihypertensive AgentsBlotting, WesternDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHyperoxiaHypertension, PulmonaryHypertrophy, Right VentricularMalePyridinesRatsRats, Sprague-Dawleyrho-Associated KinasesTime FactorsAmidesAntihypertensive AgentsPyridinesrho-Associated KinasesY 27632

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PMID23974518
PMCPMC4002165
OpenAlexW2010790993

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