2007
Differential effects of diabetes induced by streptozotocin and that develops spontaneously on prostate growth and molecular responses to insulin in BB rats
Yono M, Yoshida M, Ueda S, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Differential effects of diabetes induced by streptozotocin and that develops spontaneously on prostate growth and molecular responses to insulin in BB rats. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a434-a434. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a434-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetic ratsProstate growthExpression levelsDiabetes-resistant BBDiabetic rat groupsDiabetic rat prostateReal-time RT-PCRMolecular responseMRNA expression levelsEuglycemic groupHyperglycemic diabetesDiabetic groupSuboptimal doseHyperglycemic groupRat groupsInsulin treatmentSuboptimal dosesRat prostateVentral prostateDiabetesRT-PCR dataRatsInsulinRT-PCRProstate
2005
Effect of insulin treatment on tissue size of the genitourinary tract in BB rats with spontaneously developed and streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Yono M, Pouresmail M, Takahashi W, Flanagan JF, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Effect of insulin treatment on tissue size of the genitourinary tract in BB rats with spontaneously developed and streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 2005, 372: 251-255. PMID: 16235050, DOI: 10.1007/s00210-005-0010-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTZ-induced diabetesBB ratsSpontaneous diabetesGenitourinary tractInsulin treatmentDiabetes-resistant BB ratsDiabetes-prone BB ratsHyperglycemic diabetic ratsStreptozotocin-induced diabetesSerum testosterone levelsSignificant decreaseGroups of ratsEuglycemic diabeticsEuglycemic groupTissue weight changesBladder weightDiabetic ratsSuboptimal doseAdrenal glandHyperglycemic groupDiabetic studyTestosterone levelsDiabetesControl groupVentral prostate