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
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