2014
Surface-Modified Nanoparticles Enhance Transurothelial Penetration and Delivery of Survivin siRNA in Treating Bladder Cancer
Martin DT, Steinbach JM, Liu J, Shimizu S, Kaimakliotis HZ, Wheeler MA, Hittelman AB, Saltzman W, Weiss RM. Surface-Modified Nanoparticles Enhance Transurothelial Penetration and Delivery of Survivin siRNA in Treating Bladder Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2014, 13: 71-81. PMID: 24222663, PMCID: PMC3924597, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-13-0502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder permeability barrierSurvivin siRNAChitosan delivery systemBladder cancerBladder diseaseTherapeutic responseTumor volumeXenograft tumorsMouse bladderTumor siteSurvivin expressionIntravesical deliveryHuman ureterTumor cell uptakeSiRNATumorsUnmodified nanoparticlesCell uptakeDelivery system
2013
Nanoparticles for urothelium penetration and delivery of the histone deacetylase inhibitor belinostat for treatment of bladder cancer
Martin DT, Hoimes CJ, Kaimakliotis HZ, Cheng CJ, Zhang K, Liu J, Wheeler MA, Kelly WK, Tew GN, Saltzman WM, Weiss RM. Nanoparticles for urothelium penetration and delivery of the histone deacetylase inhibitor belinostat for treatment of bladder cancer. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology And Medicine 2013, 9: 1124-1134. PMID: 23764660, PMCID: PMC3815967, DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2013.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone deacetylase inhibitor belinostatBladder cancerBladder permeability barrierNon-invasive bladder cancerCultured bladder cancer cellsBladder cancer cellsChemotherapy efficacyIntravesical drug deliveryXenograft tumorsMouse bladderMouse modelConvincing dataHuman ureterBelinostatCancerCancer cellsLower IC50TumorsAcetyl-H4Tissue penetrationCLINICAL EDITORIntracellular uptakeDeliveryCellsPatientsBrg1 Determines Urothelial Cell Fate during Ureter Development
Weiss RM, Guo S, Shan A, Shi H, Romano RA, Sinha S, Cantley LG, Guo JK. Brg1 Determines Urothelial Cell Fate during Ureter Development. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2013, 24: 618-626. PMID: 23449535, PMCID: PMC3609140, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2012090902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsUreter developmentBasal cell populationUreteral smooth muscle cellsHoxb7-CreTerminal differentiationPPARγ expressionUreteral epitheliumMuscle cellsUrothelial cellsP63 expressionRole of BRG1Basal cellsUmbrella cellsCell populationsSonic hedgehog expressionEpithelial stratificationAdult ureterUreterCell developmentBRG1 expressionSmooth muscle cell developmentShh expressionCellsHedgehog expression
2006
A role for Akt in the rapid regulation of inflammatory and apoptotic pathways in mouse bladder
Tamarkin FJ, Kang WS, Cohen JJ, Wheeler MA, Weiss RM. A role for Akt in the rapid regulation of inflammatory and apoptotic pathways in mouse bladder. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 2006, 373: 349-359. PMID: 16832691, DOI: 10.1007/s00210-006-0081-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApoptotic pathwayPI3KAkt phosphorylationNon-phosphorylated speciesPhosphatidylinositol-3 kinaseNF-κBPhosphorylation of AktPI3K/AktCellular signalingTranscription factorsForkhead familyPI3K inhibitorsNF-κB phosphorylationKappa BDownstream pathwaysAkt activationInhibitor kappa BPhosphorylationRapid regulationAktProtein amountNuclear factor kappa BK inhibitorsCancer cellsUrothelial cancer cells
2002
Prostaglandin E2 Production and Cyclooxygenase-2 Induction in Human Urinary Tract Infections and Bladder Cancer
Wheeler MA, Hausladen DA, Yoon JH, Weiss RM. Prostaglandin E2 Production and Cyclooxygenase-2 Induction in Human Urinary Tract Infections and Bladder Cancer. Journal Of Urology 2002, 168: 1568-1573. PMID: 12352459, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)64522-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBCG VaccineCyclooxygenase 1Cyclooxygenase 2DinoprostoneEnzyme InductionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansIsoenzymesMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedProstaglandin-Endoperoxide SynthasesRNA, MessengerUreterUrinary BladderUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsUrinary Tract InfectionsUrogenital NeoplasmsUrotheliumConceptsUrinary prostaglandin E2 levelsUrinary tract infectionProstaglandin E2 levelsUrinary prostaglandin E2Tract infectionsBladder cancerProstaglandin E2 productionBCG treatmentCOX-2 mRNAUrogenital cancersE2 levelsUrine particulatesBladder muscleInflammatory processProstaglandin E2E2 productionBacillus Calmette-Guerin treatmentCOX-2 protein levelsCOX-2 protein expressionHuman urinary tract infectionsUrinary prostaglandin levelsCOX-2 expressionHuman bladder muscleBladder cancer casesCyclooxygenase-2 induction
2000
AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN CONTRACTILE RESPONSES OF RABBIT LOWER URINARY TRACT TO ENDOTHELIN
WADA Y, LATIFPOUR J, SANEMATSU H, AFIATPOUR P, WANG Z, SAITO M, NISHI K, WEISS R. AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN CONTRACTILE RESPONSES OF RABBIT LOWER URINARY TRACT TO ENDOTHELIN. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 806-813. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67319-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRabbit lower urinary tractSmooth muscle layerContractile responseLower urinary tractMonth-old rabbitsBladder domeUrinary tractET receptorsET-1Muscle layerMuscle stripsReceptor antagonistOld rabbitsReceptor subtypesMonths old male rabbitsSelective ETA receptor antagonistSelective ETB receptor antagonistMammalian urinary tractMediation of contractionSignificant contractile responseUrethral muscle stripsMaximal contractile responseET receptor subtypesETA receptor antagonistMaximum contractile responseAGE-RELATED CHANGES IN CONTRACTILE RESPONSES OF RABBIT LOWER URINARY TRACT TO ENDOTHELIN
WADA Y, LATIFPOUR J, SANEMATSU H, AFIATPOUR P, WANG Z, SAITO M, NISHI K, WEISS R. AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN CONTRACTILE RESPONSES OF RABBIT LOWER URINARY TRACT TO ENDOTHELIN. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 806-813. PMID: 10953160, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200009010-00054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRabbit lower urinary tractSmooth muscle layerContractile responseLower urinary tractMonth-old rabbitsBladder domeUrinary tractET receptorsET-1Muscle layerMuscle stripsReceptor antagonistOld rabbitsReceptor subtypesMonths old male rabbitsSelective ETA receptor antagonistSelective ETB receptor antagonistMammalian urinary tractMediation of contractionSignificant contractile responseUrethral muscle stripsMaximal contractile responseET receptor subtypesETA receptor antagonistMaximum contractile response