1999
Effects of insulin treatment on diabetes‐induced alterations in endothelin receptors in rat ureter
Saito M, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Effects of insulin treatment on diabetes‐induced alterations in endothelin receptors in rat ureter. International Journal Of Urology 1999, 6: 361-368. PMID: 10445306, DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.1999.00074.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1994
Reversibility of Diabetes- and Diuresis-Induced Alterations in Rat Bladder Dome Muscarinic Receptors
Fukomoto Y, Yoshida M, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Reversibility of Diabetes- and Diuresis-Induced Alterations in Rat Bladder Dome Muscarinic Receptors. Diabetes 1994, 43: 819-826. PMID: 8194669, DOI: 10.2337/diab.43.6.819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveBody WeightCell MembraneDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiaminesDiuresisDrinking BehaviorInsulinKineticsMaleMyocardiumOrgan SizeParasympatholyticsPiperidinesPirenzepineProstateQuinuclidinyl BenzilateRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, MuscarinicSucroseTestosteroneUp-RegulationUrinary BladderConceptsAge-matched control ratsMuscarinic receptorsRat bladder domeBladder domeDiuretic ratsDiabetic ratsControl ratsSTZ-induced diabetic ratsInsulin-treated diabetic ratsDiabetes-induced upregulationEarly insulin treatmentSucrose-fed ratsGroups of ratsIncreased water intakeBladder hypertrophyUrine outputInsulin treatmentRadioligand receptorRatsDiabetesDiuretic stateReceptorsWater intakeWeeksUpregulation