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We investigated whether Rho-kinase activation is one of the molecular mechanisms involved in defective eNOS signaling in secondary biliary cirrhosis. Liver cirrhosis was induced by bile duct ligation (BDL). We measured mean arterial pressure (MAP), portal venous pressure (PVP), and hepatic tissue blood flow (HTBF) during intravenous infusion of saline (control), 0.3, 1, or 2 mg\/kg\/hour fasudil for 60 minutes. In BDL rats, 1 and 2 mg\/kg\/hour fasudil significantly reduced PVP by 20% compared with controls but had no effect on HTBF. MAP was significantly reduced in response to 2 mg\/kg\/hour fasudil. In the livers of BDL rats, 1 and 2 mg\/kg\/hour fasudil significantly suppressed Rho-kinase activity and significantly increased eNOS phosphorylation, compared with controls. Fasudil significantly reduced the binding of serine\/threonine Akt\/PKB (Akt) to Rho-kinase and increased the binding of Akt to eNOS. 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