ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2017
Fasudil inhibits proliferation and collagen synthesis and induces apoptosis of human fibroblasts derived from urethral scar via the Rho/ROCK signaling pathway.
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- The role of ultrasound combined with water bath in the establishment of animal models of rat urethral stricture.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exosomal MiR-381 from M2-polarized macrophages attenuates urethral fibroblasts activation through YAP/GLS1-regulated glutaminolysis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2023Article
- The Novel Small Molecule BTB Inhibits Pro-Fibrotic Fibroblast Behavior though Inhibition of RhoA Activity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Circ_0047339 promotes the activation of fibroblasts and affects the development of urethral stricture by targeting the miR-4691-5p/TSP-1 axis.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- [Pirfenidone alleviates urethral stricture following urethral injury in rats by suppressing TGF-β1 signaling and inflammatory response].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2022Article
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- New insights into the pathogenesis of Peyronie's disease: A narrative review.Chronic diseases and translational medicine · 2020Review
- Additive intraocular pressure-lowering effects of the Rho kinase inhibitor ripasudil in Japanese patients with various subtypes of glaucoma.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Fasudil, a Rho-Kinase Inhibitor, Exerts Cardioprotective Function in Animal Models of Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Preclinical Evidence and Possible Mechanisms.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2018Article
- Fasudil inhibits actin polymerization and collagen synthesis and induces apoptosis in human urethral scar fibroblasts via the Rho/ROCK pathway.Drug design, development and therapy · 2018Article
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Abstract
Fasudil has shown antifibrotic effects in various fibrotic diseases. However, its effects on human urethral fibroblasts are unknown. This study evaluated the effects of fasudil on cellular proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and collagen synthesis in human fibroblasts derived from urethral scar tissues. Human urethral scar fibroblasts were cultured by explant and incubated for 24 h or 48 h with fasudil (12.5, 25, 50 µmol/L) with or without transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1, 10 ng/mL), or left untreated (control). Cell proliferation and migration was determined by MTT assay and Transwell chambers, respectively. Apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry. Levels of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), myosin light-chain phosphatase (MLCP), LIM domain kinase 1 (LIMK1), phospho-cofilin (p-cofilin), collagen I, and collagen III were determined by Western blot. Compared with the control group, TGF-β1 was associated with a significant increase in urethral fibroblast proliferation and migration, and α-SMA, MLCP, LIMK1, p-cofilin, collagen I, and collagen III levels. Compared with the control group, fasudil (with or without TGF-β1), significantly and negatively correlated, in a dose-dependent manner, with the proliferation and migration of urethral fibroblasts, as well as α-SMA, MLCP, LIMK1, p-cofilin, collagen I, and collagen III levels. Moreover, fasudil significantly induced apoptosis of fibroblasts induced by TGF-β1. Higher concentrations of fasudil (50 μmol/L) were associated with greater cell apoptosis without TGF-β1 stimulation compared with the normal control group. Fasudil, with or without TGF-β1 stimulation, may inhibit human urethral fibroblasts proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and collagen synthesis via the Rho/ROCK signaling pathway.
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