2005
Effect of insulin treatment on tissue size of the genitourinary tract in BB rats with spontaneously developed and streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Yono M, Pouresmail M, Takahashi W, Flanagan JF, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Effect of insulin treatment on tissue size of the genitourinary tract in BB rats with spontaneously developed and streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 2005, 372: 251-255. PMID: 16235050, DOI: 10.1007/s00210-005-0010-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTZ-induced diabetesBB ratsSpontaneous diabetesGenitourinary tractInsulin treatmentDiabetes-resistant BB ratsDiabetes-prone BB ratsHyperglycemic diabetic ratsStreptozotocin-induced diabetesSerum testosterone levelsSignificant decreaseGroups of ratsEuglycemic diabeticsEuglycemic groupTissue weight changesBladder weightDiabetic ratsSuboptimal doseAdrenal glandHyperglycemic groupDiabetic studyTestosterone levelsDiabetesControl groupVentral prostate
1997
Improvement in Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Scores During Treatment With Oral L-Arginine
Smith S, Wheeler M, Foster H, Weiss R. Improvement in Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Scores During Treatment With Oral L-Arginine. Journal Of Urology 1997, 158: 703-708. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)64297-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral L-arginineL-arginineInterstitial cystitisInterstitial Cystitis Symptom ScoreNitric oxide synthase activityLower abdominal painInterstitial cystitis symptomsL-arginine treatmentOxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthaseSelf-controlled studyAbdominal painUrethral painUrinary frequencyCystitis symptomsSymptom scoresMethodsTen patientsOxide synthaseRelated symptomsImmunological responseNitric oxidePatientsSymptomsSignificant decreaseCystitis