EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES-INDUCED REGRESSION OF THE RAT PROSTATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β
IKEDA K, WADA Y, FOSTER H, WANG Z, WEISS R, LATIFPOUR J. EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES-INDUCED REGRESSION OF THE RAT PROSTATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 180-185. PMID: 10840456, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67491-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum testosterone levelsDiabetic rat prostateTestosterone levelsRat prostateProstatic weightProtein levelsStromal cellsAge-matched control ratsGrowth factorInsulin-treated diabeticsInduction of diabetesProstatic stromal cellsSemi-quantitative Western blottingTGF-beta expressionTGF-beta2 expressionTransforming Growth FactorAndrogen-dependent processesExperimental diabetesMultiplex RT-PCRControl ratsImmunohistochemical studyTGF-beta2TGF-beta1Prostate glandProstateEXPERIMENTAL DIABETES-INDUCED REGRESSION OF THE RAT PROSTATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β
IKEDA K, WADA Y, FOSTER H, WANG Z, WEISS R, LATIFPOUR J. EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES-INDUCED REGRESSION OF THE RAT PROSTATE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 180-185. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200007000-00057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum testosterone levelsDiabetic rat prostateTGF-β1TGF-β2Testosterone levelsRat prostateProstatic weightGrowth factorProtein levelsStromal cellsAge-matched control ratsInsulin-treated diabeticsProstatic stromal cellsSemi-quantitative Western blottingTGF-β2 expressionTransforming Growth FactorAndrogen-dependent processesExperimental diabetesMultiplex RT-PCRControl ratsImmunohistochemical studyProstate glandProstateIncreased expressionResults Induction