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. 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 InductionEXPERIMENTAL 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 glandProstateGene expression, localization, and pharmacological characterization of endothelin receptors in diabetic rat bladder dome
Saito M, Wada Y, Ikeda K, Wang Z, Smith S, Foster H, Nishi K, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Gene expression, localization, and pharmacological characterization of endothelin receptors in diabetic rat bladder dome. European Journal Of Pharmacology 2000, 387: 253-263. PMID: 10650170, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00753-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat bladder domeEndothelin receptorsBladder domeInsulin treatmentReceptor subtypesFunctional endothelin receptorsMammalian urinary tractEndothelin receptor subtypesInduction of diabetesAge-matched controlsReceptor alterationsExperimental diabetesUrinary tractPharmacological characterizationPharmacological profileMuscular layerMRNA upregulationAutoradiographic studyTranscription-polymerase chain reaction dataReceptorsExpression levelsDiabetesTissue componentsSubtypesTreatment
1998
Properties of Alpha-1-Adrenergic Receptors in the Rat Prostate: Effect of Experimental Diabetes
Nishi K, Wada Y, Saito M, Foster H, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Properties of Alpha-1-Adrenergic Receptors in the Rat Prostate: Effect of Experimental Diabetes. Urologia Internationalis 1998, 61: 147-153. PMID: 9933834, DOI: 10.1159/000030311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-AntagonistsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBinding SitesCulture TechniquesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationLinear ModelsMaleProstateRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Adrenergic, alphaReference ValuesSpleenStreptozocinSubmandibular GlandVas DeferensConceptsRat prostateAlpha-1 adrenergic receptorsInduction of diabetesSTZ-induced diabetesWeeks of streptozotocinDiabetic rat prostateSimilar pharmacological profileReceptor subtype specificityExperimental diabetesAlpha1A-subtypeRat submaxillary glandReceptor-binding experimentsRat vasPharmacological profileDiabetesProstateSubtype specificityPharmacological propertiesKi valuesSubmaxillary glandRat spleenPrazosinWB4101BMY7378Spiperone
1996
Effect of experimental diabetes on rat prostate endothelin receptors
Saito M, Nishi K, Foster H, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Effect of experimental diabetes on rat prostate endothelin receptors. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1996, 310: 197-200. PMID: 8884217, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00422-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research