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Role of contractile prostaglandins and Rho-kinase in growth factor-induced airway smooth muscle contraction.

Schaafsma D, Gosens R, Bos IS, Meurs H, Zaagsma J, Nelemans SA.

Respir Res. 2005 Jul 27;6:85.PMID: 16048647 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Insulin induces airway smooth muscle contraction.

Schaafsma D, Gosens R, Ris JM, Zaagsma J, Meurs H, Nelemans SA.

Br J Pharmacol. 2007 Jan;150(2):136-42. Epub 2006 Dec 11.PMID: 17160007 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Allergic sensitization enhances the contribution of Rho-kinase to airway smooth muscle contraction.

Schaafsma D, Gosens R, Bos IS, Meurs H, Zaagsma J, Nelemans SA.

Br J Pharmacol. 2004 Oct;143(4):477-84. Epub 2004 Sep 20.PMID: 15381630 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Differential Rho-kinase dependency of full and partial muscarinic receptor agonists in airway smooth muscle contraction.

Schaafsma D, Boterman M, de Jong AM, Hovens I, Penninks JM, Nelemans SA, Meurs H, Zaagsma J.

Br J Pharmacol. 2006 Apr;147(7):737-43.PMID: 16432505 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Inhibition of Rho-kinase normalizes nonspecific hyperresponsiveness in passively sensitized airway smooth muscle preparations.

Schaafsma D, Zuidhof AB, Nelemans SA, Zaagsma J, Meurs H.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2006 Feb 15;531(1-3):145-50. Epub 2006 Jan 31.PMID: 16451800 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of Rho-kinase in maintaining airway smooth muscle contractile phenotype.

Gosens R, Schaafsma D, Meurs H, Zaagsma J, Nelemans SA.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2004 Jan 1;483(1):71-8.PMID: 14709328 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Roles of stretch-activated cation channel and Rho-kinase in the spontaneous contraction of airway smooth muscle.

Ito S, Kume H, Oguma T, Ito Y, Kondo M, Shimokata K, Suki B, Naruse K.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2006 Dec 15;552(1-3):135-42. Epub 2006 Sep 8.PMID: 17026989 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Insulin increases the expression of contractile phenotypic markers in airway smooth muscle.

Schaafsma D, McNeill KD, Stelmack GL, Gosens R, Baarsma HA, Dekkers BG, Frohwerk E, Penninks JM, Sharma P, Ens KM, Nelemans SA, Zaagsma J, Halayko AJ, Meurs H.

Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2007 Jul;293(1):C429-39. Epub 2007 Apr 25.PMID: 17459944 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Direct effects of hydrogen peroxide on airway smooth muscle tone: roles of Ca2+ influx and Rho-kinase.

Kojima K, Kume H, Ito S, Oguma T, Shiraki A, Kondo M, Ito Y, Shimokata K.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Feb 5;556(1-3):151-6. Epub 2006 Nov 10.PMID: 17157292 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of Rho-kinase in guinea-pig gallbladder smooth muscle contraction.

Quinn T, Feighery R, Baird AW.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2006 Mar 18;534(1-3):210-7. Epub 2006 Feb 24.PMID: 16499905 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

5-Oxo-ETE regulates tone of guinea pig airway smooth muscle via activation of Ca2+ pools and Rho-kinase pathway.

Mercier F, Morin C, Cloutier M, Proteau S, Rokach J, Powell WS, Rousseau E.

Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2004 Oct;287(4):L631-40. Epub 2004 Apr 16.PMID: 15090369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Anticholinesterase drugs stimulate smooth muscle contraction of the rat trachea through the Rho-kinase pathway.

Shibata O, Saito M, Yoshimura M, Yamaguchi M, Nishioka K, Makita T, Sumikawa K.

Anesth Analg. 2006 Apr;102(4):1121-6.PMID: 16551909 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Growth factor-induced contraction of human bronchial smooth muscle is Rho-kinase-dependent.

Gosens R, Schaafsma D, Grootte Bromhaar MM, Vrugt B, Zaagsma J, Meurs H, Nelemans SA.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2004 Jun 21;494(1):73-6.PMID: 15194453 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of Ca2+ mobilization and Ca2+ sensitization in 8-iso-PGF 2 alpha-induced contraction in airway smooth muscle.

Shiraki A, Kume H, Oguma T, Makino Y, Ito S, Shimokata K, Honjo H, Kamiya K.

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A Rho-kinase inhibitor, Y-27632, reduces cholinergic contraction but not neurotransmitter release.

Fernandes L, D'Aprile A, Self G, McGuire M, Sew T, Henry P, Goldie R.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2006 Nov 21;550(1-3):155-61. Epub 2006 Aug 24.PMID: 17010334 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Attenuation of contractility in rat epididymal vas deferens by Rho kinase inhibitors.

Amobi NI, Chung IP, Smith IC.

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Parallel contractile signal transduction pathways activated by receptors for thrombin and epidermal growth factor-urogastrone in guinea pig gastric smooth muscle: blockade by inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinase-kinase and phosphatidyl inositol 3'-kinase.

Zheng XL, Renaux B, Hollenberg MD.

J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1998 Apr;285(1):325-34.PMID: 9536028 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Rho-kinase inhibition and electromechanical coupling in rat and guinea-pig ureter smooth muscle: Ca2+-dependent and -independent mechanisms.

Shabir S, Borisova L, Wray S, Burdyga T.

J Physiol. 2004 Nov 1;560(Pt 3):839-55. Epub 2004 Aug 26.PMID: 15331677 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Expression of Rho-kinase (ROCK-1 and ROCK-2) and its substantial role in the contractile activity of the sheep ureter.

Levent A, Büyükafsar K.

Br J Pharmacol. 2004 Oct;143(3):431-7. Epub 2004 Sep 6.PMID: 15351780 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Platelet-activating factor-acether-induced relaxation of guinea pig airway muscle: role of prostaglandin E2 and the epithelium.

Brunelleschi S, Haye-Legrand I, Labat C, Norel X, Benveniste J, Brink C.

J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1987 Oct;243(1):356-63.PMID: 3478474 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles