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ArticleScientific reports2018

SB772077B, A New Rho Kinase Inhibitor Enhances Aqueous Humour Outflow Facility in Human Eyes.

Soundararajan Ashwinbalaji, Srinivasan Senthilkumari, Chidambaranathan Gowripriya, Subbaiah Krishnadas, B' Ann T Gabelt, Paul L Kaufman, Veerappan Muthukkaruppan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Transplantation of human trabecular meshwork stem cells induces cell proliferation and intraocular pressure reduction in a cell loss model of glaucoma.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  9. Rho kinase inhibitors-a review on the physiology and clinical use in Ophthalmology.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Soundararajan AshwinbalajiDepartment of Ocular Pharmacology, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, #1, Anna Nagar, Madurai-20, Tamilnadu, India.
Srinivasan SenthilkumariDepartment of Ocular Pharmacology, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, #1, Anna Nagar, Madurai-20, Tamilnadu, India. ss_kumari@aravind.org.
Chidambaranathan GowripriyaDepartment of Immunology & Stem Cell Biology, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, #1, Anna Nagar, Madurai-20, Tamilnadu, India.
Subbaiah KrishnadasGlaucoma Clinic, Aravind Eye Hospital, #1, Anna Nagar, Madurai-20, Tamilnadu, India.
B' Ann T GabeltDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Paul L KaufmanDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Veerappan MuthukkaruppanAdvisor, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, #1, Anna Nagar, Madurai-20, Tamilnadu, India.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USAravind Eye Hospital · IN

Funding

UW Vision Research Core - Administrative CoreP30EY016665 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ROBERT W NICKELLS · 2005 to 2026
$12.6M
DST | Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) SB/SO/HS – 034/2014NEI NIH HHS P30 EY016665U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Eye Institute (NEI) P30 EY001665
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the effect of a new Rho kinase inhibitor, SB772077B (SB77) on aqueous outflow facility (OF) in human eyes using human organ-cultured anterior segment (HOCAS). IOP was monitored for 24 h post-treatment with either SB77 (0.1/10/50 µM) or vehicle after a stable baseline pressure. The hydrodynamic pattern of aqueous outflow was analysed by labelling outflow pathway with red fluorescent microspheres. The effect of SB77 on cell morphology, actin stress fibers, focal adhesions, ECM, status of RhoA activation and myosin light chain phosphorylation (p-MLC) were evaluated and compared with Y27632, by immunostaining using primary human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cells. Following 24 h treatment, SB77 increased OF by 16% at 0.1 µM (N = 6), 29% at 10 µM (N = 8; p = 0.018) and 39% at 50 µM (N = 8; p = 0.004) in human eyes. There was an overall increase in tracer quantity and in area along inner wall of Schlemm's canal. Treatment with SB77 showed no evidence of cytotoxicity and caused a significant reduction in the expression of fibrotic markers compared to Y27632. The present findings indicate that SB77 treatment was effective in enhancing OF and reducing fibrotic markers in an ex vivo model. Thus SB77 may be a potential clinical candidate for the management of glaucoma.

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Aqueous HumorEnzyme InhibitorsEyeHumansHydrodynamicsModels, BiologicalOrgan Culture Techniquesrho-Associated KinasesEnzyme Inhibitorsrho-Associated Kinases

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