1997
Prostatic ductal system in rats: Tissue‐specific expression and regional variation in stromal distribution of transforming growth factor‐β1
Nemeth J, Sensibar J, White R, Zelner D, Kim I, Lee C. Prostatic ductal system in rats: Tissue‐specific expression and regional variation in stromal distribution of transforming growth factor‐β1. The Prostate 1997, 33: 64-71. PMID: 9294629, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0045(19970915)33:1<64::aid-pros11>3.0.co;2-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic ductal systemDuctal systemRat ventral prostateAlpha-smooth muscle actin-positive stromal cellsVentral prostateProstatic smooth muscleGrowth factor-β1Stromal-epithelial interactionsEpithelial cell deathNormal rat prostateCell deathEpithelial cell compartmentStromal cell fractionImmunohistochemical stainingSmooth muscleStromal distributionFactor-β1Rat prostateGrowth regulatory roleNormal prostateProximal ductPercoll gradient centrifugationProstateStromal cellsRT-PCR analysis
1996
Expression and localization of transforming growth factor-beta receptors type I and type II in the rat ventral prostate during regression.
Kim I, Ahn H, Zelner D, Park L, Sensibar J, Lee C. Expression and localization of transforming growth factor-beta receptors type I and type II in the rat ventral prostate during regression. Endocrinology 1996, 10: 107-15. PMID: 8838150, DOI: 10.1210/mend.10.1.8838150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor messenger RNARat ventral prostateType II receptorII receptorsVentral prostateReceptor expressionDay 7Growth factor-beta receptor type IType III receptor expressionTGF betaTGF-beta receptor type IIType IType II receptor proteinType II receptor expressionMessenger RNAEffects of androgensTGF-beta signaling receptorsReceptor type IReceptor type IIStromal-epithelial interactionsType IIProstatic epithelial cellsGrowth factor beta receptorWestern blot analysisImmunohistochemical study