2004
Rapid Up-Regulation of Endothelial Nitric-Oxide Synthase in a Mouse Model of Escherichia coli Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Bladder Inflammation
Kang WS, Tamarkin FJ, Wheeler MA, Weiss RM. Rapid Up-Regulation of Endothelial Nitric-Oxide Synthase in a Mouse Model of Escherichia coli Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Bladder Inflammation. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2004, 310: 452-458. PMID: 15082754, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.104.066506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseUrinary cyclic GMPNitric oxide synthaseEscherichia coli lipopolysaccharideLPS treatmentNOS activityColi lipopolysaccharideNitric oxideEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseDependent NOS activityCyclic GMPInduction of inflammationPhosphorylation of eNOSBladder inflammationLPS injectionHuman eNOSENOS proteinIntraperitoneal injectionFemale miceBladder urotheliumInflammatory responseMolecule nitric oxideMouse modelInflammationENOS phosphorylation
1999
INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE WITH TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER
SWANA H, SMITH S, PERROTTA P, SAITO N, WHEELER M, WEISS R. INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE WITH TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 630-634. PMID: 9915473, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)61985-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaNitric oxide synthaseInducible nitric oxide synthaseReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionBladder tissueCell carcinomaInflammatory cellsNOS activityOxide synthaseNitric oxideTumor cellsGrades of TCCDistribution of iNOSImmunoreactive iNOS proteinHuman bladder tumorsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionIndividual tumor cellsControl bladder tissueCytostatic mediatorsINOS antibodyTumor immunoreactivityWestern blot analysisBladder tumorsTumor gradeImmune stimulationINDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE WITH TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER
SWANA H, SMITH S, PERROTTA P, SAITO N, WHEELER M, WEISS R. INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE WITH TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 630-634.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199902000-00090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitional cell carcinomaNitric oxide synthaseInducible nitric oxide synthaseReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionBladder tissueCell carcinomaInflammatory cellsNOS activityOxide synthaseAbstract Purpose Nitric oxideNitric oxideTumor cellsGrades of TCCDistribution of iNOSImmunoreactive iNOS proteinPurpose Nitric oxideHuman bladder tumorsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionIndividual tumor cellsControl bladder tissueCytostatic mediatorsINOS antibodyTumor immunoreactivityWestern blot analysisBladder tumors
1998
Detection of urinary tract infections by reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium Technical Note
Smith S, Wheeler M, Weiss R. Detection of urinary tract infections by reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium Technical Note. Kidney International 1998, 54: 1331-1336. PMID: 9767552, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00102.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNitric oxide synthaseNegative predictive accuracyDismutase/catalaseNitrite dipstickTract infectionsPresence of UTINOS cofactorUrine pelletsInducible nitric oxide synthaseHigh negative predictive accuracyHigh positive predictive accuracyUrine screening testsUrine culture resultsNBT reductionInducible NOS activityLeukocyte esterase dipstickNitroblue tetrazolium reductionPositive predictive accuracyNOS inhibitorNOS activityOxide synthaseEarly predictorCulture resultsScreening testBladder instillation and intraperitoneal injection of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide up-regulate cytokines and iNOS in rat urinary bladder.
Olsson LE, Wheeler MA, Sessa WC, Weiss RM. Bladder instillation and intraperitoneal injection of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide up-regulate cytokines and iNOS in rat urinary bladder. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1998, 284: 1203-8. PMID: 9495884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseUrinary tract infectionIntravesical instillationLocalized inflammatory responseInflammatory responseRat bladderSystemic bacterial lipopolysaccharideInstillation of lipopolysaccharideRat urinary bladderNitric oxide synthaseIL-6 mRNATract infectionsBladder instillationIL-10Urinary nitrateRegulate cytokinesINOS activityIntraperitoneal injectionNOS activityOxide synthaseUrinary bladderImportance of lipopolysaccharideINOS proteinInstillationCGMP levels
1997
Bacterial infection induces nitric oxide synthase in human neutrophils.
Wheeler MA, Smith SD, García-Cardeña G, Nathan CF, Weiss RM, Sessa WC. Bacterial infection induces nitric oxide synthase in human neutrophils. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 99: 110-116. PMID: 9011564, PMCID: PMC507774, DOI: 10.1172/jci119121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsArginineBacterial InfectionsBlotting, WesternCanavanineCell MembraneCitrullineFemaleGuanidinesHumansImmunohistochemistryIsoenzymesLeukocyte Common AntigensMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric Oxide SynthaseNitroarginineOmega-N-MethylarginineOrnithinePolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSulfonamidesThioureaTrifluoperazineUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseUrinary tract infectionNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthase activityTract infectionsOxide synthase activityOxide synthaseInducible nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase proteinNitric oxide synthase isoformsInduces nitric oxide synthaseMajor nitric oxide synthase isoformHuman inflammatory cellsHuman inducible nitric oxide synthaseExtended elevationInflammatory cellsProinflammatory functionsAntibiotic treatmentInflammatory processSynthase activityImmunocytochemical evidenceHuman neutrophilsInfectionCalcium independentSynthase isoforms
1996
Nitric oxide synthase induction with renal transplant rejection or infection
Smith S, Wheeler M, Zhang R, Weiss E, Lorber M, Sessa W, Weiss R. Nitric oxide synthase induction with renal transplant rejection or infection. Kidney International 1996, 50: 2088-2093. PMID: 8943494, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionRenal transplant patientsNitric oxide synthaseCyclic GMP levelsTransplant patientsTract infectionsNOS activityPost-renal transplantation patientsGMP levelsInducible nitric oxide synthaseNitric oxideRenal allograft rejectionRenal transplant rejectionNitric oxide synthase inductionInducible NOS (iNOS) mRNAUrine of patientsRenal transplantationTransplantation patientsAllograft rejectionTransplant rejectionInducible NOSOxide synthaseNOS mRNAPatientsSynthase induction