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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Rho-Associated Protein Kinase Inhibitor Treatment Promotes Proliferation and Phagocytosis in Trabecular Meshwork Cells.

Wenshi Chen, Xuejiao Yang, Jingwang Fang, Yuqing Zhang, Wei Zhu, Xian Yang

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Intraocular pressure-lowering efficacy and ocular safety of Rho-kinase inhibitor in glaucoma: a meta-analysis and systematic review of prospective randomized trials.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022
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  16. Long non-coding RNA SNHG11 regulates the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway through rho/ROCK in trabecular meshwork cells.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2023
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  17. iPSCs-Based Therapy for Trabecular Meshwork.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wenshi ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xuejiao YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Jingwang FangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Yuqing ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Wei ZhuDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xian YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Qingdao University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeContinuous reductions in trabecular meshwork (TM) cellularity inhibit aqueous humor (AH) outflow, which is the main cause of primary open-angle glaucoma. Rho-associated protein kinase inhibitor (ROCKi) targets the TM to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) and increase AH outflow facility. However, the underlying mechanisms are not entirely clear. Here, we aimed to investigate the effect of a ROCKi (Y-27632) on TM cell proliferation and phagocytosis.

methodsImmortalized human TM (iHTM) cells, glaucomatous TM (GTM

resultsY-27632 (100 μM) significantly promoted the proliferation of both immortal TM cells and pTM cells. In GTM

conclusionY-27632 promoted cell proliferation and phagocytosis of TM cells, and its proliferative effect was demonstrated in a transgenic mouse model. These results revealed a new IOP-lowering mechanism of Y-27632 through effects on TM cells, suggesting the potential for a correlation between TM cellularity and long-term recovery of IOP.

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glaucomaphagocytosisproliferationRho-associated protein kinase inhibitortrabecular meshwork

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PMID32256367
PMCPMC7090161
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