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
2000
Alterations in G-proteins and beta-adrenergic responsive adenylyl cyclase in rat urinary bladder during aging.
Derweesh I, Wheeler M, Weiss R. Alterations in G-proteins and beta-adrenergic responsive adenylyl cyclase in rat urinary bladder during aging. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2000, 294: 969-74. PMID: 10945848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine Diphosphate RiboseAdenylate Cyclase ToxinAdenylyl CyclasesAdrenergic beta-AgonistsAgingAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarbazolesColforsinCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesEnzyme InhibitorsGTP-Binding ProteinsIndolesIsoproterenolMuscle, SmoothPertussis ToxinPyrrolesRatsReceptors, Adrenergic, betaUrinary BladderVirulence Factors, BordetellaConceptsPertussis toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylationToxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylationRat bladderPertussis toxin-sensitive G proteinToxin-sensitive G proteinResponses of bladdersRat urinary bladderAdenylyl cyclaseTreatment of bladderBeta-adrenergic stimulationADP-ribosylationG proteinsAdenylyl cyclase activityResponsive adenylyl cyclaseAge-dependent declineWestern blot analysisG-protein contentUrinary bladderPertussis toxinBladderIsoproterenol stimulationRelaxation responseCyclase activityFunctional activityBlot analysis