2005
Effect of insulin treatment on tissue size of the genitourinary tract in BB rats with spontaneously developed and streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Yono M, Pouresmail M, Takahashi W, Flanagan JF, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Effect of insulin treatment on tissue size of the genitourinary tract in BB rats with spontaneously developed and streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 2005, 372: 251-255. PMID: 16235050, DOI: 10.1007/s00210-005-0010-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTZ-induced diabetesBB ratsSpontaneous diabetesGenitourinary tractInsulin treatmentDiabetes-resistant BB ratsDiabetes-prone BB ratsHyperglycemic diabetic ratsStreptozotocin-induced diabetesSerum testosterone levelsSignificant decreaseGroups of ratsEuglycemic diabeticsEuglycemic groupTissue weight changesBladder weightDiabetic ratsSuboptimal doseAdrenal glandHyperglycemic groupDiabetic studyTestosterone levelsDiabetesControl groupVentral prostate
2002
The effect of castration on endothelins, their receptors and endothelin converting enzyme in rat prostate
Takahashi W, Afiatpour P, Foster H, Ikeda K, Wada Y, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. The effect of castration on endothelins, their receptors and endothelin converting enzyme in rat prostate. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 2002, 366: 166-176. PMID: 12122504, DOI: 10.1007/s00210-002-0575-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesAutoradiographyDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDNA PrimersEndothelin-1Endothelin-3Endothelin-Converting EnzymesGene ExpressionMaleMetalloendopeptidasesMicroscopyOrchiectomyOrgan SizeProstateProtein BindingRadioligand AssayRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Endothelin AReceptor, Endothelin BReceptors, EndothelinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerConceptsReceptor subtype mRNAsET receptor subtypesSerum testosterone levelsET receptorsRat prostateEffects of castrationReceptor subtypesSubtype mRNAsDorsolateral regionTestosterone levelsET-1Three-month-old SpraguePharmacological propertiesDiabetes-induced reductionET receptor systemET-3 mRNAETB receptor subtypesPost-operative dayReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionVentral regionECE-1 mRNATranscription-polymerase chain reactionLight microscopy autoradiographyEnzyme-1 mRNAMultiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
2000
EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES-INDUCED REGRESSION OF THE RAT PROSTATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β
IKEDA K, WADA Y, FOSTER H, WANG Z, WEISS R, LATIFPOUR J. EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES-INDUCED REGRESSION OF THE RAT PROSTATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 180-185. PMID: 10840456, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67491-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum testosterone levelsDiabetic rat prostateTestosterone levelsRat prostateProstatic weightProtein levelsStromal cellsAge-matched control ratsGrowth factorInsulin-treated diabeticsInduction of diabetesProstatic stromal cellsSemi-quantitative Western blottingTGF-beta expressionTGF-beta2 expressionTransforming Growth FactorAndrogen-dependent processesExperimental diabetesMultiplex RT-PCRControl ratsImmunohistochemical studyTGF-beta2TGF-beta1Prostate glandProstateEXPERIMENTAL DIABETES-INDUCED REGRESSION OF THE RAT PROSTATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β
IKEDA K, WADA Y, FOSTER H, WANG Z, WEISS R, LATIFPOUR J. EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES-INDUCED REGRESSION OF THE RAT PROSTATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 180-185. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200007000-00057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum testosterone levelsDiabetic rat prostateTGF-β1TGF-β2Testosterone levelsRat prostateProstatic weightGrowth factorProtein levelsStromal cellsAge-matched control ratsInsulin-treated diabeticsProstatic stromal cellsSemi-quantitative Western blottingTGF-β2 expressionTransforming Growth FactorAndrogen-dependent processesExperimental diabetesMultiplex RT-PCRControl ratsImmunohistochemical studyProstate glandProstateIncreased expressionResults InductionExpression of endothelin receptor subtypes and their messenger RNAs in diabetic rat prostate: Effect of insulin treatment
Saito M, Wado Y, Ikeda K, Wang Z, Foster H, Smith S, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Expression of endothelin receptor subtypes and their messenger RNAs in diabetic rat prostate: Effect of insulin treatment. Molecular And Cellular Biochemistry 2000, 210: 1-11. PMID: 10976752, DOI: 10.1023/a:1007041909477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoradiographyBlood GlucoseBody WeightDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalEndothelin Receptor AntagonistsEndothelin-1InsulinIodine RadioisotopesMaleOrgan SizeProstateProtein IsoformsRadioligand AssayRandom AllocationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Endothelin AReceptor, Endothelin BReceptors, EndothelinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTestosteroneUp-RegulationConceptsInduction of diabetesET receptorsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionRat prostateInsulin treatmentDiabetic animalsReceptor subtypesDiabetes-induced upregulationET receptor densityEndothelin receptor subtypesET receptor subtypesSTZ-injected ratsSerum testosterone levelsRadioligand receptor bindingDiabetic rat prostateTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDiabetic ratsETB receptorsSmaller prostatesEndothelin receptorsProstatic stromaTestosterone levelsReceptor densityPharmacological profileAutoradiographic studyExpression and localization of basic fibroblast growth factor in diabetic rat prostate
Wang Z, Ikeda K, Wada Y, Foster H, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Expression and localization of basic fibroblast growth factor in diabetic rat prostate. BJU International 2000, 85: 945-952. PMID: 10792180, DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00597.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign prostatic hyperplasiaDiabetic ratsExpression of FGF2Testosterone levelsRat prostateLow serum testosterone levelsHuman benign prostatic hyperplasiaAge-matched control ratsWestern blottingSerum testosterone levelsPolymerase chain reaction studiesDiabetic rat prostateReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction studiesGroups of ratsBasic fibroblast growth factorImmuno-histochemical studyFibroblast growth factor-2Fibroblast growth factorProstatic sectionsFGF-2 mRNAGrowth factor 2Smaller prostatesProstatic hyperplasiaProstatic sizeProstatic growth