2008
Prostate expression of endothelins and their receptors in rat growth
Wada Y, Takahashi W, Latifpour J, Weiss RM, Matsumoto K, Matsui K, Yamada, Imamura T. Prostate expression of endothelins and their receptors in rat growth. Reproduction Fertility And Development 2008, 20: 750-759. PMID: 18842177, DOI: 10.1071/rd08052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsET-1Receptors ETAProstate growthProstate lobesET-3Role of ETAVentral prostate lobeReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMultiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionMRNA expression levelsProstate expressionEndothelinMitogenic effectProstate cellsMRNA expressionMembrane particulatesHigh expressionMonthsWeeksEnzyme 1Chain reactionExpression levelsRat growthRatsDifferential effects of diabetes induced by streptozotocin and that develops spontaneously on prostate growth in Bio Breeding (BB) rats
Yono M, Mane SM, Lin A, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Differential effects of diabetes induced by streptozotocin and that develops spontaneously on prostate growth in Bio Breeding (BB) rats. Life Sciences 2008, 83: 192-197. PMID: 18619471, DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate growthMRNA expression levelsBio-BreedingDiabetic groupExpression levelsVentral prostateSTZ-diabetic ratsReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSTZ-induced diabeticReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMicroarray analysisHyperglycemic diabetes
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