2003
Urinary interleukin-8 levels are elevated in subjects with transitional cell carcinoma
Sheryka E, Wheeler MA, Hausladen DA, Weiss RM. Urinary interleukin-8 levels are elevated in subjects with transitional cell carcinoma. Urology 2003, 62: 162-166. PMID: 12837459, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(03)00134-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary IL-8 levelsIL-8 levelsTransitional cell carcinomaBacille Calmette-GuérinIL-8Cell carcinomaCalmette-GuérinProstate cancerHealthy subjectsActive transitional cell carcinomaUrinary interleukin-8 levelsLow stage transitional cell carcinomaInterleukin-8 levelsBladder cancer cell linesBladder cancer cellsEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCancer cell linesIntravesical therapyInflammatory processInvasive tumorsAngiogenic factorsMitomycin CElevated levelsCancer cellsMitomycin C.
2000
Temporal changes of cytokines and nitric oxide products in urine from renal transplant patients
Smith S, Wheeler M, Lorber M, Weiss R. Temporal changes of cytokines and nitric oxide products in urine from renal transplant patients. Kidney International 2000, 58: 829-837. PMID: 10916108, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00232.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultCreatinineCyclic GMPCytokinesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft RejectionHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-2Interleukin-6Interleukin-8Kidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedNitratesNitric OxideNitritesPredictive Value of TestsTime FactorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsUrinary tract infectionRenal transplant patientsAcute rejectionTransplant patientsCyclic GMPIL-2Nitric oxideNitric oxide synthase activityAdditional urine specimensUrine cytokine levelsUrine nitrate levelsNitric oxide productsMonths of transplantationOxide synthase activityUrine nitrateSoluble interleukinCytokine levelsTract infectionsIL-10IL-6IL-8Tumor necrosisUrine specimensPatientsClinical diagnosis
1997
EFFECT OF LONG-TERM ORAL L-ARGININE ON THE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE PATHWAY IN THE URINE FROM PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
Wheeler M, Smith S, Saito N, Foster H, Weiss R. EFFECT OF LONG-TERM ORAL L-ARGININE ON THE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE PATHWAY IN THE URINE FROM PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1997, 158: 2045-2050. PMID: 9366309, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)68150-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial cystitis patientsNitric oxide synthase activityOral L-arginineOxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitisCystitis patientsL-arginineIL-8Oral L-arginine treatmentLong-term oral administrationInducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) proteinNitric oxideNitric oxide synthase proteinCyclic guanosine monophosphate levelsNitric oxide synthase pathwayUrinary nitric oxideInterstitial cystitis symptomsL-arginine treatmentInterleukin-8 levelsCytokine IL-8Nitric oxide synthaseSmooth muscle relaxationUrine of patientsGuanosine monophosphate levelsOxide synthase pathway