1998
Bladder instillation and intraperitoneal injection of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide up-regulate cytokines and iNOS in rat urinary bladder.
Olsson LE, Wheeler MA, Sessa WC, Weiss RM. Bladder instillation and intraperitoneal injection of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide up-regulate cytokines and iNOS in rat urinary bladder. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1998, 284: 1203-8. PMID: 9495884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseUrinary tract infectionIntravesical instillationLocalized inflammatory responseInflammatory responseRat bladderSystemic bacterial lipopolysaccharideInstillation of lipopolysaccharideRat urinary bladderNitric oxide synthaseIL-6 mRNATract infectionsBladder instillationIL-10Urinary nitrateRegulate cytokinesINOS activityIntraperitoneal injectionNOS activityOxide synthaseUrinary bladderImportance of lipopolysaccharideINOS proteinInstillationCGMP levels
1991
Pharmacological characterization of alpha adrenergic receptors in the young and old female rabbit urethra.
Yoshida M, Latifpour J, Nishimoto T, Weiss R. Pharmacological characterization of alpha adrenergic receptors in the young and old female rabbit urethra. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1991, 257: 1100-8. PMID: 1675287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcentration-response curvesFemale rabbit urethraContractile responseAdrenergic receptorsRabbit urethraAge groupsAlpha-2 adrenergic receptorsED50 valuesEmax valuesConcentration-dependent contractionsMaximum contractile responsePhenylephrine-induced contractionAlpha-adrenergic receptorsAlpha 1B subtypeMuscle bath techniqueYounger age groupsAge-dependent differencesPharmacological characterizationClonidinePharmacological characteristicsOxymetazolinePhenylephrineNorepinephrineFree bufferAlpha 1
1985
"On" and "off" responses of guinea pig ureter
Hong K, Biancani P, Weiss R. "On" and "off" responses of guinea pig ureter. American Journal Of Physiology 1985, 248: c165-c169. PMID: 3917613, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1985.248.1.c165.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1976
Urologic Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Shield D, Lytton B, Weiss R, Schiff M. Urologic Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal Of Urology 1976, 115: 701-706. PMID: 940206, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)59341-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBowel diseaseUrologic complicationsPrimary bowel diseaseUrinary tract complicationsLong-term managementEnterovesical fistulaUrologic evaluationGastrointestinal disordersUreteral obstructionComplicationsDiseaseUrinary calculiPatientsCommon problemFistulaObstructionSymptoms