1999
A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
KORTING G, SMITH S, WHEELER M, WEISS R, FOSTER H. A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 558-565. PMID: 9915448, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)61950-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-arginine groupOral L-arginineNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitis symptomsInterstitial cystitis patientsOxide synthase activityPlacebo groupInterstitial cystitisL-arginineCystitis symptomsCystitis patientsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityRandomized double-blind trialDouble-blind trialFrequency of painL-arginine treatmentGreater global improvementNitric oxide synthaseUrine of patientsUrine of controlsPain intensityOxide synthaseSynthase activityGlobal improvementPatientsA RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
KORTING G, SMITH S, WHEELER M, WEISS R, FOSTER H. A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 558-565.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199902000-00055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchL-arginine groupOral L-arginineNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitis symptomsInterstitial cystitis patientsOxide synthase activityPlacebo groupInterstitial cystitisL-arginineCystitis symptomsCystitis patientsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityRandomized double-blind trialDouble-blind trialFrequency of painL-arginine treatmentGreater global improvementNitric oxide synthaseUrine of patientsUrine of controlsPain intensityOxide synthaseSynthase activityGlobal improvementPatients
1997
Bacterial infection induces nitric oxide synthase in human neutrophils.
Wheeler MA, Smith SD, García-Cardeña G, Nathan CF, Weiss RM, Sessa WC. Bacterial infection induces nitric oxide synthase in human neutrophils. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 99: 110-116. PMID: 9011564, PMCID: PMC507774, DOI: 10.1172/jci119121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsArginineBacterial InfectionsBlotting, WesternCanavanineCell MembraneCitrullineFemaleGuanidinesHumansImmunohistochemistryIsoenzymesLeukocyte Common AntigensMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric Oxide SynthaseNitroarginineOmega-N-MethylarginineOrnithinePolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSulfonamidesThioureaTrifluoperazineUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseUrinary tract infectionNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthase activityTract infectionsOxide synthase activityOxide synthaseInducible nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase proteinNitric oxide synthase isoformsInduces nitric oxide synthaseMajor nitric oxide synthase isoformHuman inflammatory cellsHuman inducible nitric oxide synthaseExtended elevationInflammatory cellsProinflammatory functionsAntibiotic treatmentInflammatory processSynthase activityImmunocytochemical evidenceHuman neutrophilsInfectionCalcium independentSynthase isoforms
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
1994
Involvement of nitric oxide and cyclic GMP in rabbit urethral relaxation
Dokita S, Smith S, Nishimoto T, Wheeler M, Weiss R. Involvement of nitric oxide and cyclic GMP in rabbit urethral relaxation. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1994, 266: 269-275. PMID: 7513645, DOI: 10.1016/0922-4106(94)90136-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxide synthase activityTransmural nerve stimulationOxide synthase activityRabbit urethraNerve stimulationNOS activityL-arginineSoluble nitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthase inhibitorRelaxation responseNitric oxideCyclic GMPOxide synthase inhibitorNitric oxide synthaseCyclic GMP levelsUrethral relaxationNG-nitroRank orderOxide synthaseSynthase activityNG-methylSynthase inhibitorElectrical stimulationUrethraSame rank orderNitric oxide synthase: An endogenous source of elevated nitrite in infected urine
Smith S, Wheeler M, Weiss R. Nitric oxide synthase: An endogenous source of elevated nitrite in infected urine. Kidney International 1994, 45: 586-591. PMID: 7513034, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1994.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNon-infected urineTract infectionsL-arginineUrine nitriteInfected urineUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase activityUrinary nitrite levelsEndogenous sourcesOxide synthase activitySynthase activityMin/Exogenous L-arginineNG-nitroNG-monomethylGriess methodParticulate fractionNitrite levelsUrine fractionsEndogenous productionNitrite productionUrineInfectionElevated nitrite