1997
Age-dependent changes in particulate and soluble guanylyl cyclase activities in urinary tract smooth muscle
Wheeler M, Pontari M, Dokita S, Nishimoto T, Cho Y, Hong K, Weiss R. Age-dependent changes in particulate and soluble guanylyl cyclase activities in urinary tract smooth muscle. Molecular And Cellular Biochemistry 1997, 169: 115-124. PMID: 9089638, DOI: 10.1023/a:1006823611864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoluble guanylyl cyclase activityAdult guinea pigsGuanylyl cyclase activityCyclase activityBladder domeSodium nitroprussideGuinea pigsUrinary tract smooth muscleGuanylyl cyclaseAtrial natriuretic factorParticulate guanylyl cyclaseAge-dependent changesAge-specific differencesUrinary tractNatriuretic factorSmooth muscleUreterUrethraRelaxation responseBladderInduced activationNitroprussideTissueRank orderAge
1996
Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections
Smith S, Wheeler M, Foster H, Weiss R. Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections. Journal Of Urology 1996, 155: 1432-1435. PMID: 8632605, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)66301-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionCyclic GMP levelsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitisOxide synthase activityFemale patientsNOS activityTract infectionsGMP levelsFemale controlsFemale urinary tract infectionCyclic GMP/Certain disease processesIC patientsImmunologic responseUrinary tractSynthase activityDisease processL-argininePatientsNitric oxideL-citrullineGuanylyl cyclaseCyclic GMPUrinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections
Smith S, Wheeler M, Foster H, Weiss R. Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections. Journal Of Urology 1996, 155: 1432-1435.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199604000-00098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionCyclic GMP levelsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitisOxide synthase activityFemale patientsNOS activityFemale controlsTract infectionsGMP levelsResults Female patientsCyclic GMP/Certain disease processesIC patientsImmunologic responseUrinary tractSynthase activityAbstract PurposeDisease processL-argininePatientsNitric oxideL-citrullineGuanylyl cyclase