2008
Differential 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
2004
Age-Related Changes in the Properties of the Endothelin Receptor System at Protein and mRNA Levels in the Rat Vas Deferens
Yono M, Latifpour J, Takahashi W, Pouresmail M, Afiatpour P, Weiss RM. Age-Related Changes in the Properties of the Endothelin Receptor System at Protein and mRNA Levels in the Rat Vas Deferens. Journal Of Receptors And Signal Transduction 2004, 24: 53-66. PMID: 15344879, DOI: 10.1081/rrs-120034106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesDNA PrimersDown-RegulationEndothelin-1Endothelin-3Endothelin-Converting EnzymesKineticsMaleMetalloendopeptidasesPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BindingRatsRats, Inbred F344Receptor, Endothelin AReceptor, Endothelin BReceptors, EndothelinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerVas DeferensConceptsEndothelin receptor systemET receptor systemAge-related changesWeek old ratsET receptorsMonth old ratsOld ratsET-1Receptor systemVas deferensReceptor subtypesRat vasET-3MRNA levelsAge groupsFunctional ET receptorsTotal ET receptorsReceptor subtype mRNAsReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionRadioligand receptor bindingReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionPredominant mRNA expressionRat vas deferensTranscription-polymerase chain reactionRadioligand receptor binding assays
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