A highly selective inhibitor of Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase, Y-27632, prolongs cardiac allograft survival of the BALB/c-to-C3H/He mouse model.
J Heart Lung Transplant
; 20(9): 956-63, 2001 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Current studies provide evidence that a small G protein, RhoAp21, and its target protein, Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase (ROCK), regulate not only cell shape but also cell migration. However, contribution of Rho/ROCK signaling to graft rejection is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of Y-27632, a highly selective ROCK inhibitor, on rejection of heterotopic cardiac transplantation in mice.METHODS:
BALB/c (H-2(d)) hearts were transplanted into C3H/He (H-2(k)) as allografts that were full histoincompatibility combinations. The recipients received several doses of Y-27632, commencing 1 day before cardiac transplantation until rejection. We used immunohistochemical study to detect the expression of myocardial intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), and we immunoenzymatically measured serum interleukin (IL)-6. Furthermore, we evaluated cardiac allograft vasculopathy treated with either FK506 or Y-27632 at Day 100.RESULTS:
The Y-27632-treated (2 mg/kg/day) allografts prolonged the mean survival time (49.6 +/- 10.1 days, n = 12) as compared with the untreated allografts (8.1 +/- 0.4 days, n = 7, p < 0.001). Histologic examinations of the Y-27632-treated allografts at Day 7 showed greatly reduced leukocyte infiltration compared with the untreated allografts. The Y-27632-treated allografts revealed faint expression of myocardial ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 at Day 7. The serum IL-6 levels also decreased in the Y-27632-treated mice. In the long-surviving Y-27632-treated allografts at Day 100, we saw neither active rejection nor apparent thickening of vascular intima.CONCLUSION:
Our results suggest that ROCK plays a major role in cardiac rejection in the BALB/c-to-C3H/He mouse model. Inhibition of this Rho/ROCK signaling may be an alternative therapeutic option for managing acute and chronic rejection.
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Assunto principal:
Piridinas
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Transplante Heterotópico
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Transplante de Coração
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Inibidores Enzimáticos
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Amidas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Heart Lung Transplant
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
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TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão