2012
Inhibition of TNF-α Improves the Bladder Dysfunction That Is Associated With Type 2 Diabetes
Wang Z, Cheng Z, Cristofaro V, Li J, Xiao X, Gomez P, Ge R, Gong E, Strle K, Sullivan M, Adam R, White M, Olumi A. Inhibition of TNF-α Improves the Bladder Dysfunction That Is Associated With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes 2012, 61: 2134-2145. PMID: 22688336, PMCID: PMC3402324, DOI: 10.2337/db11-1763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease Models, AnimalInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsMetforminMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle ContractionMyosin Light ChainsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IRho-Associated KinasesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationUrinary BladderUrinary Bladder DiseasesUrinary Bladder, OveractiveConceptsDiabetic bladder dysfunctionTumor necrosis factorType 2 diabetesBladder dysfunctionDKO animalsPrimary cultured bladder smooth muscle cellsSoluble TNF receptor 1Bladder smooth muscle tissueInhibition of TNFCultured bladder smooth muscle cellsAppropriate animal modelsBladder smooth muscle cellsTNF receptor 1Smooth muscle cellsRho-kinase activitySmooth muscle tissueInsulin receptor substrate-1Detrusor hypoactivityUrologic complicationsDetrusor overactivitySystemic treatmentDiabetic patientsClinical featuresBladder fillingVoided volume
2004
Overexpression or ablation of JNK in skeletal muscle has no effect on glycogen synthase activity
Fujii N, Boppart M, Dufresne S, Crowley P, Jozsi A, Sakamoto K, Yu H, Aschenbach W, Kim S, Miyazaki H, Rui L, White M, Hirshman M, Goodyear L. Overexpression or ablation of JNK in skeletal muscle has no effect on glycogen synthase activity. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2004, 287: c200-c208. PMID: 15013949, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00415.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDown-RegulationElectroporationEnzyme ActivationGene Transfer TechniquesGlycogen SynthaseHumansInjections, IntramuscularInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 9Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMuscle ContractionMuscle ProteinsMuscle, SkeletalPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationSerineTyrosineConceptsGlycogen synthase activityMouse skeletal muscleS6 kinasePhosphorylation stateJNK signalingSynthase activityJNK activityProtein kinase B/AktJNK overexpressionGlycogen synthase kinase-3Skeletal muscleExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Signal-regulated kinase 1/2P70 S6 kinaseInsulin-stimulated glycogen synthase activitySynthase kinase-3P90 S6 kinaseBasal phosphorylation stateGlycogen synthase activationSitu muscle contractionBiological functionsTerminal kinaseKinase 3JNK activationKinase 1/2