2001
Urine Detection of Survivin and Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer
Smith SD, Wheeler MA, Plescia J, Colberg JW, Weiss RM, Altieri DC. Urine Detection of Survivin and Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer. JAMA 2001, 285: 324-328. PMID: 11176843, DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.3.324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternFemaleHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricSurvivinUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsUrogenital NeoplasmsUrologic DiseasesConceptsRecurrent bladder cancerUrinary tract diseaseBladder cancerUrine samplesTract diseaseHealthy volunteersSurvivin levelsProstate-specific antigen levelLow-grade bladder cancerPrognostic molecular markersNoninvasive diagnostic testTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionCommon human cancersUrine survivinGenitourinary cancersProgression of cancerAggressive diseaseAntigen levelsCervical cancerUrology clinicPolymerase chain reactionUnfavorable outcomeCystoscopy resultsRT-PCR methodSurvivin detection
1999
INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE WITH TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER
SWANA H, SMITH S, PERROTTA P, SAITO N, WHEELER M, WEISS R. INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE WITH TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 630-634. PMID: 9915473, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)61985-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaNitric oxide synthaseInducible nitric oxide synthaseReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionBladder tissueCell carcinomaInflammatory cellsNOS activityOxide synthaseNitric oxideTumor cellsGrades of TCCDistribution of iNOSImmunoreactive iNOS proteinHuman bladder tumorsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionIndividual tumor cellsControl bladder tissueCytostatic mediatorsINOS antibodyTumor immunoreactivityWestern blot analysisBladder tumorsTumor gradeImmune stimulationINDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE WITH TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER
SWANA H, SMITH S, PERROTTA P, SAITO N, WHEELER M, WEISS R. INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE WITH TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 630-634.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199902000-00090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitional cell carcinomaNitric oxide synthaseInducible nitric oxide synthaseReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionBladder tissueCell carcinomaInflammatory cellsNOS activityOxide synthaseAbstract Purpose Nitric oxideNitric oxideTumor cellsGrades of TCCDistribution of iNOSImmunoreactive iNOS proteinPurpose Nitric oxideHuman bladder tumorsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionIndividual tumor cellsControl bladder tissueCytostatic mediatorsINOS antibodyTumor immunoreactivityWestern blot analysisBladder tumors