2005
A Survivin Gene Signature Predicts Aggressive Tumor Behavior
Salz W, Eisenberg D, Plescia J, Garlick DS, Weiss RM, Wu XR, Sun TT, Altieri DC. A Survivin Gene Signature Predicts Aggressive Tumor Behavior. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 3531-3534. PMID: 15867343, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-4284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsButylhydroxybutylnitrosamineCarcinogensDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsPolymerase Chain ReactionSurvivinTransgenesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Urinary BladderUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsUroplakin IIConceptsTransgenic expressionGene signatureGlobal transcriptional changesDominant negative mutantGene expression profilesSuch genesTumor progressionTranscriptional changesCell divisionEssential regulatorGene expressionExpression profilesTransgenic animalsExtracellular matrixTissue microenvironmentAggressive tumor behaviorPreferential incidenceGenesInflammatory genesSurvivinExpressionTumor behaviorSurvivin expressionAssociated gene signaturesTransgenic model
2004
Age-Related Changes in the Properties of the Endothelin Receptor System at Protein and mRNA Levels in the Rat Vas Deferens
Yono M, Latifpour J, Takahashi W, Pouresmail M, Afiatpour P, Weiss RM. Age-Related Changes in the Properties of the Endothelin Receptor System at Protein and mRNA Levels in the Rat Vas Deferens. Journal Of Receptors And Signal Transduction 2004, 24: 53-66. PMID: 15344879, DOI: 10.1081/rrs-120034106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesDNA PrimersDown-RegulationEndothelin-1Endothelin-3Endothelin-Converting EnzymesKineticsMaleMetalloendopeptidasesPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BindingRatsRats, Inbred F344Receptor, Endothelin AReceptor, Endothelin BReceptors, EndothelinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerVas DeferensConceptsEndothelin receptor systemET receptor systemAge-related changesWeek old ratsET receptorsMonth old ratsOld ratsET-1Receptor systemVas deferensReceptor subtypesRat vasET-3MRNA levelsAge groupsFunctional ET receptorsTotal ET receptorsReceptor subtype mRNAsReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionRadioligand receptor bindingReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionPredominant mRNA expressionRat vas deferensTranscription-polymerase chain reactionRadioligand receptor binding assays
1997
Bacterial infection induces nitric oxide synthase in human neutrophils.
Wheeler MA, Smith SD, García-Cardeña G, Nathan CF, Weiss RM, Sessa WC. Bacterial infection induces nitric oxide synthase in human neutrophils. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 99: 110-116. PMID: 9011564, PMCID: PMC507774, DOI: 10.1172/jci119121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsArginineBacterial InfectionsBlotting, WesternCanavanineCell MembraneCitrullineFemaleGuanidinesHumansImmunohistochemistryIsoenzymesLeukocyte Common AntigensMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric Oxide SynthaseNitroarginineOmega-N-MethylarginineOrnithinePolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSulfonamidesThioureaTrifluoperazineUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseUrinary tract infectionNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthase activityTract infectionsOxide synthase activityOxide synthaseInducible nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase proteinNitric oxide synthase isoformsInduces nitric oxide synthaseMajor nitric oxide synthase isoformHuman inflammatory cellsHuman inducible nitric oxide synthaseExtended elevationInflammatory cellsProinflammatory functionsAntibiotic treatmentInflammatory processSynthase activityImmunocytochemical evidenceHuman neutrophilsInfectionCalcium independentSynthase isoforms