RKI-1447

RKI-1447

RKI-1447

Chemical compound

RKI-1447 is a drug which acts as a potent and selective inhibitor of the enzyme Rho kinase, with an IC50 of 14.5 nM at ROCK1 and 6.2 nM at ROCK2. It has been investigated for applications in cancer treatment,[1][2][3] as well as glaucoma,[4] and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Patel RA, Forinash KD, Pireddu R, Sun Y, Sun N, Martin MP, et al. (October 2012). "RKI-1447 is a potent inhibitor of the Rho-associated ROCK kinases with anti-invasive and antitumor activities in breast cancer". Cancer Research. 72 (19): 5025–34. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-12-0954. PMC 3463757. PMID 22846914.
  2. [2]
    Dyberg C, Andonova T, Olsen TK, Brodin B, Kool M, Kogner P, et al. (December 2019). "Inhibition of Rho-Associated Kinase Suppresses Medulloblastoma Growth". Cancers. 12 (1): 73. doi:10.3390/cancers12010073. PMC 7016943. PMID 31888022.
  3. [3]
    Li L, Chen Q, Yu Y, Chen H, Lu M, Huang Y, et al. (January 2020). "RKI-1447 suppresses colorectal carcinoma cell growth via disrupting cellular bioenergetics and mitochondrial dynamics". Journal of Cellular Physiology. 235 (1): 254–266. doi:10.1002/jcp.28965. PMID 31237697. S2CID 195356540.
  4. [4]
    Dang Y, Wang C, Shah P, Waxman S, Loewen RT, Loewen NA (January 2019). "RKI-1447, a Rho kinase inhibitor, causes ocular hypotension, actin stress fiber disruption, and increased phagocytosis". Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 257 (1): 101–109. doi:10.1007/s00417-018-4175-6. PMC 7818579. PMID 30456419. S2CID 51691810.
  5. [5]
    Wang J, Jiang W (February 2020). "The Effects of RKI-1447 in a Mouse Model of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by a High-Fat Diet and in HepG2 Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Treated with Oleic Acid". Medical Science Monitor. 26: e919220. doi:10.12659/MSM.919220. PMC 7020744. PMID 32026851.
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