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
2003
Developmental changes in the functional, biochemical and molecular properties of rat bladder endothelin receptors
Afiatpour P, Latifpour J, Takahashi W, Yono M, Foster HE, Ikeda K, Pouresmail M, Weiss RM. Developmental changes in the functional, biochemical and molecular properties of rat bladder endothelin receptors. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 2003, 367: 462-472. PMID: 12700883, DOI: 10.1007/s00210-003-0715-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAutoradiographyBinding SitesEndothelin-1Gene ExpressionIodine RadioisotopesMuscle ContractionMuscle, SmoothRadioligand AssayRatsRats, Inbred F344Receptor, Endothelin AReceptor, Endothelin BReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTime FactorsUrinary BladderConceptsETA receptor subtypeSmooth muscle layerReceptor subtypesRat detrusorEndothelin receptorsET receptorsET-1Muscle layerSelective ETA receptor antagonistET receptor systemLarger contractile responsesTotal ET receptorsReceptor subtype mRNAsETA receptor antagonistETB receptor subtypesReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionMuscle bath techniqueBladder smooth muscleReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionAge-dependent decreaseAge-dependent alterationsReal-time RT-PCRContractile responseSubtype mRNAs
2002
Quantification of endothelins, their receptors, and endothelin-converting enzyme mRNA in rat genitourinary tract using real-time RT-PCR
Yono M, Takahashi W, Pouresmail M, Johnson DR, Foster HE, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Quantification of endothelins, their receptors, and endothelin-converting enzyme mRNA in rat genitourinary tract using real-time RT-PCR. Journal Of Pharmacological And Toxicological Methods 2002, 48: 87-95. PMID: 14565565, DOI: 10.1016/s1056-8719(03)00022-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat genitourinary tractGenitourinary tractET-1MRNA expressionET-3Receptor subtype mRNA expressionReceptor subtype mRNAsETA receptor subtypeReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSubtype mRNA expressionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionReceptor-mediated mechanismTranscription-polymerase chain reactionReal-time RT-PCRSubtype mRNAsPolymerase chain reactionReceptor subtypesRat bladderReal-time PCRDorsolateral prostateReceptor mRNAVentral prostateECE-1Computer-assisted programVas deferens