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ReviewAging and disease2025

Exploring the Role of RhoA/ROCK Signaling in Pain: A Narrative Review.

Nan Chen, Ye Tu, Dai-Qiang Liu, Yi Zhang, Yu-Ke Tian, Ya-Qun Zhou, Shao-Bing Yang

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Review in Aging and disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Intestinal injury signaling pathway in sepsis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nan Chen
Ye Tu
Dai-Qiang Liu
Yi Zhang
Yu-Ke Tian
Ya-Qun Zhou
Shao-Bing Yang

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite significant progress in understanding the mechanisms of pain and developing therapeutic agents, pain remains a challenging and unresolved clinical issue. The Ras homolog gene family member A (RhoA), a member of the small guanosine triphosphate hydrolases (GTPases) of the Ras homolog family, is involved in transmitting signals that regulate various cellular processes. RhoA exerts its effects through a range of downstream effectors, with Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) being the most extensively studied. Emerging evidence suggests that the RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway plays a crucial role in pain transmission and sensitization. Our work indicates that targeting the RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway may offer a promising therapeutic avenue for alleviating pain.

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PainrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho-Associated KinasesSignal TransductionAnimalsHumansrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho-Associated Kinases

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PMID40249935
PMCPMC12834413

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