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fasudil and Muscle Contraction

fasudil has been researched along with Muscle Contraction in 45 studies

fasudil: intracellular calcium antagonist; structure in first source
fasudil : An isoquinoline substituted by a (1,4-diazepan-1-yl)sulfonyl group at position 5. It is a Rho-kinase inhibitor and its hydrochloride hydrate form is approved for the treatment of cerebral vasospasm and cerebral ischemia.

Muscle Contraction: A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Airway smooth muscle contraction is not caused by the increase in intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) alone because agonist stimulation increases tension at the same [Ca(2+)](i) (increase in Ca(2+) sensitivity)."5.35Rho-kinase inhibitors augment the inhibitory effect of propofol on rat bronchial smooth muscle contraction. ( Chiba, Y; Hanazaki, M; Kohjitani, A; Misawa, M; Morita, K; Sakai, H; Yokoyama, M, 2008)
" Fasudil, a selective Rho-kinase inhibitor developed in Japan, is effective for the treatment of a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, with reasonable safety."4.84Progress of the study of rho-kinase and future perspective of the inhibitor. ( Shimokawa, H; Tawara, S, 2007)
"Fasudil treated SJL/J mice showed increased body weight, but decreased grip strength, horizontal activity, and soleus muscle force, compared to untreated SJL/J controls."1.36Characterization of dysferlin deficient SJL/J mice to assess preclinical drug efficacy: fasudil exacerbates muscle disease phenotype. ( Gordish-Dressman, H; Hoffman, EP; Knoblach, SM; Nagaraju, K; Rayavarapu, S; Van der Meulen, JH, 2010)
"Adenosine (10 microM) was used as other contractile agent for comparison."1.35Contribution of RhoA kinase and protein kinase C to weak relaxant effect of pinacidil on carbachol-induced contractions in sensitized guinea-pig trachealis. ( Gok, S; Izanli-Paksoy, A; Vural, K, 2009)
"Airway smooth muscle contraction is not caused by the increase in intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) alone because agonist stimulation increases tension at the same [Ca(2+)](i) (increase in Ca(2+) sensitivity)."1.35Rho-kinase inhibitors augment the inhibitory effect of propofol on rat bronchial smooth muscle contraction. ( Chiba, Y; Hanazaki, M; Kohjitani, A; Misawa, M; Morita, K; Sakai, H; Yokoyama, M, 2008)
"Delayed cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may be due, in part, to altered regulation of arterial smooth muscle contraction."1.33Activation of Rho-associated kinase during augmented contraction of the basilar artery to serotonin after subarachnoid hemorrhage. ( Faraci, FM; Heistad, DD; Watanabe, Y, 2005)
"When fasudil was combined with ONO-RS-082, fasudil exerted additional inhibition of the tension without further inhibition of the Ser19 phosphorylation."1.32Inhibition of protein kinase C-mediated contraction by Rho kinase inhibitor fasudil in rabbit aorta. ( Ikeda, M; Ito, K; Iwanaga, T; Sasaki, Y; Seto, M; Shimomura, E; Shiraishi, M, 2004)
" The dose-response curve of HA1077 for MLC20 phosphorylation was to the left of the tension curve produced by 40 mM K+."1.28Effects of HA1077, a protein kinase inhibitor, on myosin phosphorylation and tension in smooth muscle. ( Hidaka, H; Sasaki, Y; Seto, M, 1991)

Research

Studies (45)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's5 (11.11)18.2507
2000's29 (64.44)29.6817
2010's11 (24.44)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Domokos, D1
Ducza, E1
Gáspár, R1
Porras-González, C2
González-Rodríguez, P1
Calderón-Sánchez, E1
López-Barneo, J1
Ureña, J2
Egea-Guerrero, JJ1
Murillo-Cabezas, F1
Muñoz-Sánchez, MÁ1
Vilches-Arenas, A1
Castellano, A1
González-Montelongo, Mdel C1
Wang, B1
Ding, YM1
Wang, CT1
Wang, WX1
Aydinoglu, F1
Ergurhan Kiroglu, O1
Astarci, E1
Balli, E1
Ogulener, N1
Behuliak, M1
Vavřínová, A1
Bencze, M1
Polgárová, K1
Ergang, P1
Kuneš, J1
Vaněčková, I1
Zicha, J1
Sims, SM1
Chrones, T1
Preiksaitis, HG1
Gok, S1
Izanli-Paksoy, A1
Vural, K1
Tatsumiya, K1
Yamanishi, T1
Watanabe, M1
Masuda, A1
Mizuno, T1
Kamai, T1
Yoshida, K1
Kizub, IV1
Pavlova, OO1
Johnson, CD1
Soloviev, AI1
Zholos, AV1
Rayavarapu, S1
Van der Meulen, JH1
Gordish-Dressman, H1
Hoffman, EP1
Nagaraju, K1
Knoblach, SM1
Saito, M3
Ohmasa, F1
Shomori, K1
Dimitriadis, F1
Ohiwa, H1
Shimizu, S1
Tsounapi, P1
Kinoshita, Y1
Satoh, K1
Alford, PW2
Dabiri, BE1
Goss, JA1
Hemphill, MA1
Brigham, MD1
Parker, KK2
Nesmith, AP1
Seywerd, JN1
Grosberg, A1
Ratz, PH2
Meehl, JT1
Eddinger, TJ1
Hoka, S1
Shimokawa, H2
Büyükafşar, K3
Levent, A3
Ark, M1
Breitenlechner, C1
Gassel, M1
Hidaka, H3
Kinzel, V1
Huber, R1
Engh, RA1
Bossemeyer, D1
Nakayama, M1
Amano, M1
Kawabata, S1
Kaibuchi, K1
Takefuji, M1
Smith, NC1
Burnstock, G1
Shimomura, E1
Shiraishi, M1
Iwanaga, T1
Seto, M4
Sasaki, Y6
Ikeda, M1
Ito, K1
Watanabe, Y1
Faraci, FM1
Heistad, DD1
Amobi, NI1
Chung, IP1
Smith, IC1
Takahashi, R1
Nishimura, J2
Seki, N1
Yunoki, T1
Tomoda, T1
Kanaide, H2
Naito, S1
Tawara, S1
Teixeira, CE1
Jin, L1
Priviero, FB1
Ying, Z1
Webb, RC1
Hanazaki, M1
Yokoyama, M1
Morita, K1
Kohjitani, A1
Sakai, H1
Chiba, Y1
Misawa, M1
Takizawa, S1
Hori, M1
Ozaki, H1
Karaki, H1
Nagumo, H2
Sakurada, K1
Walsh, MP3
Swärd, K1
Dreja, K1
Susnjar, M1
Hellstrand, P1
Hartshorne, DJ1
Ono, Y1
Okamoto, H1
Takuwa, Y1
Masumoto, N1
Tanabe, Y1
Nakayama, K1
Nakamura, K1
Hirano, K1
Ibayashi, S1
Fujishima, M1
Honjo, M1
Inatani, M1
Kido, N1
Sawamura, T1
Yue, BY1
Honda, Y1
Tanihara, H1
Zhang, D1
Wang, Z1
Jin, N1
Li, L1
Rhoades, RA1
Yancey, KW1
Swartz, DR1
Jezior, JR1
Brady, JD1
Rosenstein, DI1
McCammon, KA1
Miner, AS1
Satoh, S2
Utsunomiya, T1
Tsurui, K1
Kobayashi, T1
Ikegaki, I2
Asano, T2
Lamping, KG1
Rattan, S1
Fan, YP1
Puri, RN1
Mita, M1
Yanagihara, H1
Hishinuma, S1
Shirotani, M1
Yui, Y1
Hattori, R1
Kawai, C1
Suzuki, Y1
Shibuya, M1
Sugita, K1

Reviews

3 reviews available for fasudil and Muscle Contraction

ArticleYear
[Basic and clinical studies on coronary vasospasm].
    Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology, 2002, Volume: 51 Suppl

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Calcium Channel Blockers; Coronary Artery Disease; Co

2002
[Involvement of small GTPase Rho and Rho-kinase in the pathogenesis of hypertension and hypertensive target organ damage].
    Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 2004, Volume: 62 Suppl 3

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Amides; Angina Pectoris; Animals; Arteriosclerosis; C

2004
Progress of the study of rho-kinase and future perspective of the inhibitor.
    Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 2007, Volume: 127, Issue:3

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cell Proliferation;

2007

Other Studies

42 other studies available for fasudil and Muscle Contraction

ArticleYear
RhoA and Rho-kinase inhibitors modulate cervical resistance: The possible role of RhoA/Rho-kinase signalling pathway in cervical ripening and contractility.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2019, Jan-15, Volume: 843

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Amides; Animals; Cervical Ripening; Cervix Uteri; Fem

2019
Low-dose combination of Rho kinase and L-type Ca(2+) channel antagonists for selective inhibition of depolarization-induced sustained arterial contraction.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2014, Jun-05, Volume: 732

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Arteries; Calcium; Calcium Channel Blockers;

2014
Role of L-type Ca(2+) channels, sarcoplasmic reticulum and Rho kinase in rat basilar artery contractile properties in a new model of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
    Vascular pharmacology, 2015, Volume: 72

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Basilar Artery; Calcium; Calcium Channel Blo

2015
Role of ROCK expression in gallbladder smooth muscle contraction.
    Molecular medicine reports, 2015, Volume: 12, Issue:2

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Bile; Cholesterol; Disease Models, Animal; G

2015
Effects of ethanol on RhoA/Rho-kinase-mediated calcium sensitization in mouse lung parenchymal tissue.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2015, Oct-05, Volume: 764

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Amides; Animals; Calcium; Ethanol; Lung; Male; Mice;

2015
Ontogenetic changes in contribution of calcium sensitization and calcium entry to blood pressure maintenance of Wistar-Kyoto and spontaneously hypertensive rats.
    Journal of hypertension, 2015, Volume: 33, Issue:12

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Arteries; Blood Pressure; Calcium; Calcium C

2015
Calcium sensitization in human esophageal muscle: role for RhoA kinase in maintenance of lower esophageal sphincter tone.
    The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 2008, Volume: 327, Issue:1

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Amides; Benzophenanthridines; Calcium; Electric Stimu

2008
Contribution of RhoA kinase and protein kinase C to weak relaxant effect of pinacidil on carbachol-induced contractions in sensitized guinea-pig trachealis.
    Archives of pharmacal research, 2009, Volume: 32, Issue:2

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Adenosine; Animals; Benzophenanthridines; Bronchodila

2009
Effects of fasudil, a Rho-kinase inhibitor, on contraction of pig bladder tissues with or without urothelium.
    International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association, 2009, Volume: 16, Issue:12

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Carbachol; Cholinergic Agonists; Dose-Respon

2009
Rho kinase and protein kinase C involvement in vascular smooth muscle myofilament calcium sensitization in arteries from diabetic rats.
    British journal of pharmacology, 2010, Volume: 159, Issue:8

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Arteries; Benzophenanthridines; Calcium; Dia

2010
Characterization of dysferlin deficient SJL/J mice to assess preclinical drug efficacy: fasudil exacerbates muscle disease phenotype.
    PloS one, 2010, Sep-24, Volume: 5, Issue:9

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Evaluation, Pre

2010
Rhos and Rho kinases in the rat prostate: their possible functional roles and distributions.
    Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2011, Volume: 358, Issue:1-2

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Carbachol; Immunoblotting; Immunohistochemis

2011
Blast-induced phenotypic switching in cerebral vasospasm.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2011, Aug-02, Volume: 108, Issue:31

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Algorithms; Arteries; Blast Injuries; Blotting, Weste

2011
Vascular smooth muscle contractility depends on cell shape.
    Integrative biology : quantitative biosciences from nano to macro, 2011, Volume: 3, Issue:11

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Actin Cytoskeleton; Cell Nucleus; Cell Shape; Cells,

2011
RhoA kinase and protein kinase C participate in regulation of rabbit stomach fundus smooth muscle contraction.
    British journal of pharmacology, 2002, Volume: 137, Issue:7

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Amides; Animals; Carbachol

2002
Involvement of Rho/Rho-kinase signalling in the contractile activity and acetylcholine release in the mouse gastric fundus.
    Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2003, Apr-11, Volume: 303, Issue:3

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Acetylcholine; Amides; Animals; Carbachol; Electric S

2003
Expression of Rho-kinase and its functional role in the contractile activity of the mouse vas deferens.
    British journal of pharmacology, 2003, Volume: 140, Issue:4

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Adenosine Triphosphate; Amides; Animals; Blotting, We

2003
Protein kinase A in complex with Rho-kinase inhibitors Y-27632, Fasudil, and H-1152P: structural basis of selectivity.
    Structure (London, England : 1993), 2003, Volume: 11, Issue:12

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Adenosine Triphosphate; Amides; Amino Acid Sequence;

2003
Expression of Rho-kinase (ROCK-1 and ROCK-2) and its substantial role in the contractile activity of the sheep ureter.
    British journal of pharmacology, 2004, Volume: 143, Issue:3

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Amides; Animals; Aorta; Atropine; Blotting, Western;

2004
Mechanisms underlying postjunctional synergism between responses of the vas deferens to noradrenaline and ATP.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2004, Sep-13, Volume: 498, Issue:1-3

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Adenosine Triphosphate; Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists;

2004
Inhibition of protein kinase C-mediated contraction by Rho kinase inhibitor fasudil in rabbit aorta.
    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2004, Volume: 370, Issue:5

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Aorta, Thoracic; Enzyme Activation; In Vitro

2004
Activation of Rho-associated kinase during augmented contraction of the basilar artery to serotonin after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
    American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 2005, Volume: 288, Issue:6

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Basilar Artery; Disease Models, Animal; Enzy

2005
Attenuation of contractility in rat epididymal vas deferens by Rho kinase inhibitors.
    Autonomic & autacoid pharmacology, 2006, Volume: 26, Issue:2

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Adenosine Triphosphate; Amides; Animals; Azepines; Ca

2006
RhoA/Rho kinase-mediated Ca2+ sensitization in the contraction of human prostate.
    Neurourology and urodynamics, 2007, Volume: 26, Issue:4

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Amides; Blotting, Western; Calcium; Cells, Cultured;

2007
Comparative pharmacological analysis of Rho-kinase inhibitors and identification of molecular components of Ca2+ sensitization in the rat lower urinary tract.
    Biochemical pharmacology, 2007, Aug-15, Volume: 74, Issue:4

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Adenosine Triphosphate; Amides; Animals; Atropine; Bl

2007
Rho-kinase inhibitors augment the inhibitory effect of propofol on rat bronchial smooth muscle contraction.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2008, Volume: 106, Issue:6

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Acetylcholine; Amides; Animals; Bronchi; Bronchoconst

2008
Effects of isoquinoline derivatives, HA1077 and H-7, on cytosolic Ca2+ level and contraction in vascular smooth muscle.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1993, Dec-21, Volume: 250, Issue:3

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Aorta; Calcium; Cytosol; Isoquinolines; Male

1993
HA1077, a protein kinase inhibitor, inhibits calponin phosphorylation on Ser175 in porcine coronary artery.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1998, Nov-06, Volume: 360, Issue:2-3

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Arteries; Calcium-Binding Proteins; Calponin

1998
Inhibition of Rho-associated kinase blocks agonist-induced Ca2+ sensitization of myosin phosphorylation and force in guinea-pig ileum.
    The Journal of physiology, 2000, Jan-01, Volume: 522 Pt 1

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Calcium; Carbachol; Cholinergic Agonists; En

2000
Rho kinase inhibitor HA-1077 prevents Rho-mediated myosin phosphatase inhibition in smooth muscle cells.
    American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2000, Volume: 278, Issue:1

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Aorta; Blood Proteins; Calcium; Cells, Cultu

2000
Attenuation of pressure-induced myogenic contraction and tyrosine phosphorylation by fasudil, a cerebral vasodilator, in rat cerebral artery.
    British journal of pharmacology, 2000, Volume: 130, Issue:2

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Calcium; Cell-Free System; Cerebral Arteries

2000
Hydroxyfasudil, an active metabolite of fasudil hydrochloride, relaxes the rabbit basilar artery by disinhibition of myosin light chain phosphatase.
    Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2001, Volume: 21, Issue:7

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Adenosine Triphosphate; Animals; Basilar Artery; Calc

2001
Effects of protein kinase inhibitor, HA1077, on intraocular pressure and outflow facility in rabbit eyes.
    Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2001, Volume: 119, Issue:8

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Actins; Animals; Aqueous Humor; Blotting, Western; Ca

2001
Microtubule disruption modulates the Rho-kinase pathway in vascular smooth muscle.
    Journal of muscle research and cell motility, 2001, Volume: 22, Issue:2

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Amides; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Aorta; Azepin

2001
Dependency of detrusor contractions on calcium sensitization and calcium entry through LOE-908-sensitive channels.
    British journal of pharmacology, 2001, Volume: 134, Issue:1

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Acetamides; Amides; Animals; Bethanechol; Calcium; Ca

2001
Pharmacological profile of hydroxy fasudil as a selective rho kinase inhibitor on ischemic brain damage.
    Life sciences, 2001, Aug-10, Volume: 69, Issue:12

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Brain; Brain Ischemia; Cerebral Arteries; Do

2001
Enhanced contractile mechanisms in vasospasm: is endothelial dysfunction the whole story?
    Circulation, 2002, Apr-02, Volume: 105, Issue:13

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Calcium; Coronary Vasospasm; Endothelium, Va

2002
Comparison of angiotensin II (Ang II) effects in the internal anal sphincter (IAS) and lower esophageal sphincter smooth muscles.
    Life sciences, 2002, Mar-22, Volume: 70, Issue:18

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Anal Canal; Angiotensin II; Animals; Dose-Response Re

2002
Membrane depolarization-induced contraction of rat caudal arterial smooth muscle involves Rho-associated kinase.
    The Biochemical journal, 2002, Jun-01, Volume: 364, Issue:Pt 2

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Amides; Animals; Arteries; Enzyme Inhibitors; In Vitr

2002
Effects of HA1077, a protein kinase inhibitor, on myosin phosphorylation and tension in smooth muscle.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1991, Mar-26, Volume: 195, Issue:2

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Aorta, Thoracic; Dinoprost; In Vitro Techniq

1991
A new type of vasodilator, HA1077, an isoquinoline derivative, inhibits proliferation of bovine vascular smooth muscle cells in culture.
    The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 1991, Volume: 259, Issue:2

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Aorta; Calcium; Cattle; Cell Cycle; Cell Div

1991
Endothelin: a potential modulator of cerebral vasospasm.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1990, Nov-13, Volume: 190, Issue:3

    Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Calcium; Cerebral Arteries; Dogs; Endothelin

1990