2006
Age Related Changes in the Functional, Biochemical and Molecular Properties of α1-Adrenoceptors in the Rat Genitourinary Tract
Yono M, Foster HE, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Age Related Changes in the Functional, Biochemical and Molecular Properties of α1-Adrenoceptors in the Rat Genitourinary Tract. Journal Of Urology 2006, 176: 1214-1219. PMID: 16890728, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat genitourinary tractLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsBenign prostatic hyperplasiaAdrenoceptor antagonistGenitourinary tractTract symptomsBladder baseProstatic hyperplasiaDorsolateral prostateYoung ratsIsolated muscle bathMaximum contractile responseTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction techniqueRadioligand receptor bindingReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction techniqueSignificant age-dependent differencesAge-dependent differencesAge related changesHigher body weightAge related differencesContractile responseAdrenoceptor densityAdrenoceptor subtypesBladder domeAge‐related changes in the properties of α1‐adrenoceptors in the rat genitourinary tract
Yono M, Foster H, Yoshida M, Ueda S, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Age‐related changes in the properties of α1‐adrenoceptors in the rat genitourinary tract. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a254-a254. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a254-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsRat genitourinary tractBenign prostatic hyperplasiaΑ1-AR antagonistsAge-related changesMonth old ratsGenitourinary tractOld ratsBladder baseBladder domeDorsolateral prostateVentral prostateUrinary tract symptomsMaximum contractile responseLow testosterone levelsRadioligand receptor bindingSignificant age-dependent differencesReal-time RT-PCR techniqueAge-dependent differencesHigher body weightRT-PCR techniqueTract symptomsContractile responseOlder patientsSubtype mRNAs
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
2003
Age-related changes in gene expression of the endothelin receptor system in the rat genitourinary tract
Yono M, Takahashi W, Foster H, Pouresmail M, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Age-related changes in gene expression of the endothelin receptor system in the rat genitourinary tract. European Urology Open Science 2003, 2: 3. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(03)90382-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Quantification of endothelins, their receptors, and endothelin-converting enzyme mRNA in rat genitourinary tract using real-time RT-PCR
Yono M, Takahashi W, Pouresmail M, Johnson DR, Foster HE, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Quantification of endothelins, their receptors, and endothelin-converting enzyme mRNA in rat genitourinary tract using real-time RT-PCR. Journal Of Pharmacological And Toxicological Methods 2002, 48: 87-95. PMID: 14565565, DOI: 10.1016/s1056-8719(03)00022-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat genitourinary tractGenitourinary tractET-1MRNA expressionET-3Receptor subtype mRNA expressionReceptor subtype mRNAsETA receptor subtypeReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSubtype mRNA expressionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionReceptor-mediated mechanismTranscription-polymerase chain reactionReal-time RT-PCRSubtype mRNAsPolymerase chain reactionReceptor subtypesRat bladderReal-time PCRDorsolateral prostateReceptor mRNAVentral prostateECE-1Computer-assisted programVas deferens