1995
Effect of Carbachol and Norepinephrine on Phosphatidyl Inositol Hydrolysis and Cyclic Amp Levels in Guinea Pig Urinary Tract
Wheeler M, Martin T, Weiss R. Effect of Carbachol and Norepinephrine on Phosphatidyl Inositol Hydrolysis and Cyclic Amp Levels in Guinea Pig Urinary Tract. Journal Of Urology 1995, 153: 2044-2049. PMID: 7752391, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)67399-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphatidyl inositol hydrolysisPI hydrolysisCyclic AMP levelsCAMP levelsBladder domeAMP levelsUrinary tract functionEffect of carbacholGuinea-pig ureterAgonist-induced changesBasal cAMP levelsUrinary tractMuscarinic cholinergicTract functionSecond messenger systemsCarbacholNorepinephrinePig ureterSustained increaseUreterUrethraSecond messenger levelsMessenger systemsForskolinTransitory increase
1992
Effect of Insulin and Dietary Myoinositol on Muscarinic Receptor Alterations in Diabetic Rat Bladder
Latifpour J, Gousse A, Yoshida M, Weiss R. Effect of Insulin and Dietary Myoinositol on Muscarinic Receptor Alterations in Diabetic Rat Bladder. Journal Of Urology 1992, 147: 760-763. PMID: 1538479, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37374-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary myoinositolBladder domeMuscarinic receptorsReceptor densityLower serum insulin levelsDiabetic rat bladderMuscarinic receptor alterationsStreptozotocin-injected ratsMuscarinic receptor densitySerum insulin levelsHigher serum glucoseGroups of ratsRadioligand receptor binding assaysEffect of insulinReceptor binding assaysHigh water intakeUrine outputDiabetic ratsReceptor alterationsInsulin levelsSerum glucoseRat bladderRatsInsulinInduced abnormalities
1991
Muscarinic receptors in diabetic rat prostate
Latifpour J, Gousse A, Yoshida M, Weiss R. Muscarinic receptors in diabetic rat prostate. Biochemical Pharmacology 1991, 42: s113-s119. PMID: 1768268, DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(91)90400-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscarinic receptorsRat prostateM3 muscarinic receptor subtypesMembrane particulatesAF-DX 116Injection of streptozotocinMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsMuscarinic receptor subtypesSTZ-induced diabetesM3 muscarinic receptorsDiabetic rat prostateLower body weightGroups of ratsInsulin-treated animalsVariety of abnormalitiesDiabetic insulinMuscarinic antagonistSmaller prostatesCholinergic receptorsReceptor subtypesPharmacological profileBody weightFmol/Myo-inositolDiabetesBeta adrenergic receptor alterations in diabetic rat prostate: Effects of insulin and dietary myoinositol
Gousse A, Yoshida M, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Beta adrenergic receptor alterations in diabetic rat prostate: Effects of insulin and dietary myoinositol. The Prostate 1991, 19: 121-131. PMID: 1681523, DOI: 10.1002/pros.2990190205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAnimalsBlood GlucoseBody WeightDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDihydroalprenololDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrinkingInositolInsulinIsoproterenolMaleOrgan SizePropanolaminesPropranololProstateRadioligand AssayRatsRats, Inbred StrainsReceptors, Adrenergic, betaStreptozocinUrinationConceptsBeta-adrenergic receptorsAdrenergic receptorsInsulin levelsRadioligand receptor binding techniquesSelective beta-adrenergic antagonistsHigh blood glucose levelsLower serum insulin levelsAdrenergic receptor alterationsInduction of diabetesInsulin-treated diabeticsSerum insulin levelsBeta-adrenergic receptor alterationsAutonomic nervous systemBlood glucose levelsBeta-adrenergic antagonistsDiabetic rat prostateGroups of ratsReceptor binding techniquesEffect of insulinMale reproductive systemHigh water intakeDietary myoinositolDiabetes mellitusUrine outputDiabetic rats