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. 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 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. 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 responseExpression of endothelin receptor subtypes and their messenger RNAs in diabetic rat prostate: Effect of insulin treatment
Saito M, Wado Y, Ikeda K, Wang Z, Foster H, Smith S, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Expression of endothelin receptor subtypes and their messenger RNAs in diabetic rat prostate: Effect of insulin treatment. Molecular And Cellular Biochemistry 2000, 210: 1-11. PMID: 10976752, DOI: 10.1023/a:1007041909477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoradiographyBlood GlucoseBody WeightDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalEndothelin Receptor AntagonistsEndothelin-1InsulinIodine RadioisotopesMaleOrgan SizeProstateProtein IsoformsRadioligand AssayRandom AllocationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Endothelin AReceptor, Endothelin BReceptors, EndothelinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTestosteroneUp-RegulationConceptsInduction of diabetesET receptorsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionRat prostateInsulin treatmentDiabetic animalsReceptor subtypesDiabetes-induced upregulationET receptor densityEndothelin receptor subtypesET receptor subtypesSTZ-injected ratsSerum testosterone levelsRadioligand receptor bindingDiabetic rat prostateTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDiabetic ratsETB receptorsSmaller prostatesEndothelin receptorsProstatic stromaTestosterone levelsReceptor densityPharmacological profileAutoradiographic study
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