1999
Effects of insulin treatment on diabetes‐induced alterations in endothelin receptors in rat ureter
Saito M, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Effects of insulin treatment on diabetes‐induced alterations in endothelin receptors in rat ureter. International Journal Of Urology 1999, 6: 361-368. PMID: 10445306, DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.1999.00074.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
The Reversal Effect of Insulin on Diabetes-Induced Alterations In Beta Adrenergic and Muscarinic Receptors in Rat Prostate
Fukumoto Y, Yoshida M, Dokita S, Kamai T, Weiss R, Latifpour J. The Reversal Effect of Insulin on Diabetes-Induced Alterations In Beta Adrenergic and Muscarinic Receptors in Rat Prostate. Journal Of Urology 1993, 149: 1602-1606. PMID: 8388963, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36459-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsBeta adrenergicRat prostateCholinergic receptorsInsulin treatmentMuscarinic receptorsInsulin-treated diabetic animalsEarly insulin treatmentDiabetes-induced alterationsInduction of diabetesInsulin-treated diabeticsOnset of diabetesAdministration of streptozotocinDiabetes-induced downregulationDiabetic rat prostateGroups of ratsBeta-adrenergic agonistsHigh-affinity agonistDiabetic animalsMuscarinic agonistsAdrenergic agonistsAdrenergicProstateDiabetesAgonists
1991
Differential Regulation of Bladder β-Adrenergic and Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors in Experimental Diabetes
Latifpour J, Nishimoto T, Marian M, Yoshida M, Weiss R. Differential Regulation of Bladder β-Adrenergic and Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors in Experimental Diabetes. Diabetes 1991, 40: 1150-1156. PMID: 1657672, DOI: 10.2337/diab.40.9.1150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-adrenergic receptorsSucrose-fed ratsBladder domeDetrusor stripsDiabetic ratsHigher serum glucose levelsLower serum insulin levelsLarger contractile responsesMuscarinic receptor upregulationHigher urine outputCarbachol-induced contractionDiabetes-induced alterationsMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsSerum insulin levelsSTZ-induced diabetesSerum glucose levelsIsoproterenol-induced relaxationAge-matched controlsLower body weightSucrose-fed animalsBladder hypertrophyContractile responseDiabetic bladderUrine outputRelaxed KCl