Cell lines

Human (hu) and rat(r) prostatic smooth mus-cle cells (PSM)

Preparation method

The solubility of this compound in DMSO is >10 mM. General tips for obtaining a higher concentration: Please warm the tube at 37 °C for 10 minutes and/or shake it in the ultrasonic bath for a while.Stock solution can be stored below -20°C for several months.

Reaction Conditions

24h and 48 h; 100 μM

Applications

After identifying prostatic smooth muscle cells and confirming the expression of Rho-kinase in these cells we investigated whether the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 affected the viability and proliferation of these cells. In serum-free medium huPSM and rPSM were made quiescent for 24 hours. Cell viability using neutral red and MTT assays was assessed 24 and 48 hours after stimulating the cells with 1% serum in the absence and presence of Y-27632 (0.01 to 100 μM). The results of these assays showed that the number of the cells increased between the 24- and 48-hour incubation periods after re-stimulation with 1% serum. However, in the presence of Y-27632 the increase in the number of live cells was less than in the control group. This effect was concentration dependent.

Animal models

Adult Swiss male albino mice

Dosage form

0.1 mg/kg/day; intrapertoneal injection

Applications

The drug was tested by histopathological examination showed that Y-27632 administration to EAC-bearing mice diminished pathological structure, to 60–70% degree, toward to normal intact histological structure especially in pre-carcinoma inoculation regime. Respect to this, ROCK inhibition by Y-27632 decreased significantly tumor invasion and metastasis. Our immunohistochemistry results showed that ROCK2 was mainly inhibited by Y-27632 in pre-carcinoma, but not in post-carcinoma, groups.

Other notes

Please test the solubility of all compounds indoor, and the actual solubility may slightly differ with the theoretical value. This is caused by an experimental system error and it is normal.

References:

[1] Rees R W, Foxwell N A, Ralph D J, et al. Y-27632, a Rho-kinase inhibitor, inhibits proliferation and adrenergic contraction of prostatic smooth muscle cells[J]. The Journal of urology, 2003, 170(6): 2517-2522.

[2] Isler D, Ozaslan M, Karagoz I D, et al. Antitumoral effect of a selective Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice[J]. Pharmacological Reports, 2014, 66(1): 114-120.