RGD Reference Report - Involvement of Rho-Kinase/LIM Kinase/Cofilin Signaling Pathway in Corporal Fibrosis after Cavernous Nerve Injury in Male Rats. - Rat Genome Database

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Involvement of Rho-Kinase/LIM Kinase/Cofilin Signaling Pathway in Corporal Fibrosis after Cavernous Nerve Injury in Male Rats.

Authors: Song, SH  Park, K  Kim, SW  Paick, JS  Cho, MC 
Citation: Song SH, etal., J Sex Med. 2015 Jul;12(7):1522-32. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12903. Epub 2015 Apr 28.
RGD ID: 11568706
Pubmed: PMID:25923835   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1111/jsm.12903   (Journal Full-text)

INTRODUCTION: The molecular mechanism of corporal fibrosis leading to erectile dysfunction (ED) following cavernous nerve (CN) injury is poorly understood. AIM: To determine whether the LIMK2/cofilin pathway, the downstream effectors of ROCK1, was involved in ED and corporal fibrosis following bilateral CN injury in male rats. METHODS: Forty-eight 10-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were equally divided into three groups: sham surgery (S); bilateral CN crush injury (I); and bilateral CN resection (R). Within each groups, two subgroups were analyzed at 1 and 4 weeks postoperatively. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Electrostimulation was performed to assess erectile function by the ratio of maximal intracavernous pressure to mean arterial pressure (ICP/MAP) and areas under the ICP curve to MAP (AUC/MAP). Penile tissue was processed for Masson's trichrome staining, Western blot (ROCK1, total LIMK2, phospho-LIMK2, total cofilin, phospho-cofilin), immunohistochemistry (alpha-SM actin [alpha-SMA]), and double immunofluorescent staining (ROCK1, phospho-LIMK2, vimentin). RESULTS: At each time point, both I and R groups showed a significantly lower percent of ICP/MAP and AUC, and decreased SM cell/collagen ratio and expression of alpha-SMA than S group. Densitometry revealed a significantly higher expression of ROCK1 in I and R groups compared with S group at all time points. The LIMK2 phosphorylation in I and R groups significantly increased at 1 week, but not at 4 weeks. The cofilin phosphorylation in R group significantly increased to that in S group starting at 1 week, while that in I group was increased significantly at 4 weeks. The double immunofluorescent staining noted that coexpression of vimentin with ROCK1 or phospho-LIMK2 in I and R groups was significantly increased mainly in the subtunical area at 1 week but not at 4 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: The ROCK1/LIMK2/cofilin pathway may be involved in ED related to corporal fibrosis, and it appears to be functional particularly in the early period after CN injury.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
CFL1Humanimpotence  ISOCfl1 (Rattus norvegicus)protein:increased phosphorylation:corpus cavernosum penis (rat)RGD 
Cfl1Ratimpotence  IEP protein:increased phosphorylation:corpus cavernosum penis (rat)RGD 
Cfl1Mouseimpotence  ISOCfl1 (Rattus norvegicus)protein:increased phosphorylation:corpus cavernosum penis (rat)RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Cfl1  (cofilin 1)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Cfl1  (cofilin 1, non-muscle)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
CFL1  (cofilin 1)


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