Regulation of cyclic nucleotides in the urinary tract
Wheeler MA, Ayyagari RR, Wheeler GL, Weiss RM. Regulation of cyclic nucleotides in the urinary tract. Journal Of Smooth Muscle Research 2005, 41: 1. PMID: 15855736, DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.41.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tractRelaxation responseLow compliance bladderSmooth muscle functionG proteinsCyclic AMP productionStimulatory G proteinCyclic nucleotide levelsG protein isoformsUrge incontinenceTreatment optionsProstate cancerMuscle functionDisease processFamily of phosphodiesterasesSpecific PDE inhibitorsAMP productionPDE inhibitorsBladderAdenylyl cyclasePDE isoformsTractPharmacological potentialCancerPDE expression