PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 33373654-0 2021 A Rho kinase inhibitor (Fasudil) suppresses TGF-beta mediated autophagy in urethra fibroblasts to attenuate traumatic urethral stricture (TUS) through re-activating Akt/mTOR pathway: An in vitro study. fasudil 24-31 transforming growth factor alpha Homo sapiens 44-52 33373654-1 2021 AIMS: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) mediated super-activation of urethra fibroblasts contributes to the progression of traumatic urethral stricture (TUS), and the Rho-associated kinase inhibitors, Fasudil, might be a novel therapeutic agent for TUS, but the underlying mechanisms had not been studied. fasudil 210-217 transforming growth factor alpha Homo sapiens 39-47 33373654-6 2021 In addition, TGF-beta treatment decreased the expression levels of phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) and mTOR (p-mTOR) to inactivate the Akt/mTOR pathway in the PUFs, which could be re-activated by Fasudil. fasudil 191-198 transforming growth factor alpha Homo sapiens 13-21 33373654-7 2021 Then, the fibroblasts were treated with the Pan-Akt inhibitor (GDC-0068), and we surprisingly found that GDC-0068 abrogated the inhibiting effects of Fasudil on cell autophagy and proliferation in the PUFs treated with TGF-beta. fasudil 150-157 transforming growth factor alpha Homo sapiens 219-227 33373654-8 2021 SIGNIFICANCE: Fasudil regulated Akt/mTOR pathway mediated autophagy to hamper TGF-beta-mediated super-activation in PUFs, which supported that Fasudil might be an ideal candidate therapeutic agent for TUS treatment for clinical utilization. fasudil 14-21 transforming growth factor alpha Homo sapiens 78-86