1997
EFFECT OF LONG-TERM ORAL L-ARGININE ON THE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE PATHWAY IN THE URINE FROM PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
Wheeler M, Smith S, Saito N, Foster H, Weiss R. EFFECT OF LONG-TERM ORAL L-ARGININE ON THE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE PATHWAY IN THE URINE FROM PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1997, 158: 2045-2050. PMID: 9366309, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)68150-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial cystitis patientsNitric oxide synthase activityOral L-arginineOxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitisCystitis patientsL-arginineIL-8Oral L-arginine treatmentLong-term oral administrationInducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) proteinNitric oxideNitric oxide synthase proteinCyclic guanosine monophosphate levelsNitric oxide synthase pathwayUrinary nitric oxideInterstitial cystitis symptomsL-arginine treatmentInterleukin-8 levelsCytokine IL-8Nitric oxide synthaseSmooth muscle relaxationUrine of patientsGuanosine monophosphate levelsOxide synthase pathway
1987
Preliminary Results with Aminophylline as Smooth-Muscle Relaxant in Percutaneous Renal Surgery
GREEN D, GLICKMAN M, WEISS R. Preliminary Results with Aminophylline as Smooth-Muscle Relaxant in Percutaneous Renal Surgery. Journal Of Endourology 1987, 1: 243-247. DOI: 10.1089/end.1987.1.243.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesUreteropelvic junctionUpper urinary tractSmooth muscle relaxantSmooth muscle relaxationPercutaneous renal surgeryInfundibular spasmUrinary tractRenal surgeryRenal stonesSmooth muscleCaliceal stonesSpasmPhosphodiesterase inhibitorPatientsAminophyllineStrictureStonesRelaxantsSurgeryPyeloplastyScarringEndopyelotomyTractOcclusion
1978
Ureteral function
Weiss R. Ureteral function. Urology 1978, 12: 114-133. PMID: 211688, DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(78)90321-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral functionBeta-adrenergic receptor mechanismVesico-ureteral refluxElectrical activitySmooth muscle relaxationUreteral peristaltic activityBeta-adrenergic receptorsUrinary collecting systemExcitation-contraction couplingAge-dependent factorsUreteral contractionsUreteral lengthUreteral activityIntracellular storage sitesMuscle relaxationReceptor mechanismsPeristaltic activityAction potentialsUreterPacemaker siteProximal portionCollecting systemContractile proteinsCell membraneContractile process