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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
The RhoA/Rho-kinase (ROCK) pathway is involved in angiotensin (Ang) II-induced cardiac hypertrophy. However, it is still unclear whether inhibition of farnesylpyrophosphate (FPP) synthase can attenuate Ang II-induced hypertrophic responses, and whether it involves the RhoA/ROCK pathway. The anti-hypertrophic effects of inhibition of FPP synthase with alendronate in Ang II-cultured neonatal cardiomyocytes were partially reversed by geranylgeranyol (GGOH) and were mimicked by GGTI-286, a geranylgeranyl transferase-I inhibitor, C3 exoenzyme, an inhibitor of Rho, or Y-27632, an inhibitor of ROCK. Pull-down assay showed alendronate reduced-active RhoA by Ang II was also partially antagonized by GGOH. This study revealed that the inhibition of FPP synthase by alendronate reduces RhoA activation by diminishing geranylgeranylation which prevents Ang II-induced hypertrophic responses in neonatal cardiomyocytes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1873-3468
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
583
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2997-3003
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition of farnesylpyrophosphate synthase prevents angiotensin II-induced hypertrophic responses in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes: involvement of the RhoA/Rho kinase pathway.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #79 Qing-Chun Road, Hangzhou 310003, PR China. yeyang1222@163.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't