2005
Regulation of cyclic nucleotides in the urinary tract
Wheeler MA, Ayyagari RR, Wheeler GL, Weiss RM. Regulation of cyclic nucleotides in the urinary tract. Journal Of Smooth Muscle Research 2005, 41: 1. PMID: 15855736, DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.41.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tractRelaxation responseLow compliance bladderSmooth muscle functionG proteinsCyclic AMP productionStimulatory G proteinCyclic nucleotide levelsG protein isoformsUrge incontinenceTreatment optionsProstate cancerMuscle functionDisease processFamily of phosphodiesterasesSpecific PDE inhibitorsAMP productionPDE inhibitorsBladderAdenylyl cyclasePDE isoformsTractPharmacological potentialCancerPDE expression
1999
Developmental aspects of endothelin receptors in rabbit lower urinary tract
Saito M, Latifpour J, Weiss R. Developmental aspects of endothelin receptors in rabbit lower urinary tract. Neurourology And Urodynamics 1999, 19: 71-85. PMID: 10602249, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6777(2000)19:1<71::aid-nau8>3.0.co;2-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tractRabbit lower urinary tractEndothelin receptorsUrinary tractBladder baseBladder domeMale rabbitsEndothelin receptor subtypesAge-related alterationsOld male rabbitsET receptorsReceptor subtypesPharmacological characterizationPharmacological profileAged rabbitsSubtype specificityReceptorsTractDevelopment-related changesSimilar proportionsWeeksReceptor compoundsUrethraRabbitsRank order
1993
Age-related changes in Ca2+ channel antagonist receptors in rabbit lower urinary tract
Yoshida M, Latifpour J, Weiss R. Age-related changes in Ca2+ channel antagonist receptors in rabbit lower urinary tract. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1993, 232: 159-167. PMID: 8385616, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(93)90769-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tractBladder baseBladder domeUrinary tractChannel antagonistsRabbit lower urinary tractBay K 8644Channel antagonist receptorsAge-dependent changesDensity of Ca2Age-related changesAntagonist binding sitesReceptor densityPharmacological profileAntagonist receptorsRabbit urethraUrethraAge groupsBmax valuesDays rabbitsAntagonistTractWeeksRank orderBinding sites
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
1971
Ipsilateral Ureteroureterostomy in the Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Duplication of upper Urinary Tract
Lytton B, Weiss R, Berneike R. Ipsilateral Ureteroureterostomy in the Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Duplication of upper Urinary Tract. Journal Of Urology 1971, 105: 507-510. PMID: 5556696, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)61560-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research