2008
Differential effects of diabetes induced by streptozotocin and that develops spontaneously on prostate growth in Bio Breeding (BB) rats
Yono M, Mane SM, Lin A, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Differential effects of diabetes induced by streptozotocin and that develops spontaneously on prostate growth in Bio Breeding (BB) rats. Life Sciences 2008, 83: 192-197. PMID: 18619471, DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate growthMRNA expression levelsBio-BreedingDiabetic groupExpression levelsVentral prostateSTZ-diabetic ratsReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSTZ-induced diabeticReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMicroarray analysisHyperglycemic diabetes
2005
Effect of insulin treatment on tissue size of the genitourinary tract in BB rats with spontaneously developed and streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Yono M, Pouresmail M, Takahashi W, Flanagan JF, Weiss RM, Latifpour J. Effect of insulin treatment on tissue size of the genitourinary tract in BB rats with spontaneously developed and streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 2005, 372: 251-255. PMID: 16235050, DOI: 10.1007/s00210-005-0010-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTZ-induced diabetesBB ratsSpontaneous diabetesGenitourinary tractInsulin treatmentDiabetes-resistant BB ratsDiabetes-prone BB ratsHyperglycemic diabetic ratsStreptozotocin-induced diabetesSerum testosterone levelsSignificant decreaseGroups of ratsEuglycemic diabeticsEuglycemic groupTissue weight changesBladder weightDiabetic ratsSuboptimal doseAdrenal glandHyperglycemic groupDiabetic studyTestosterone levelsDiabetesControl groupVentral prostate
2000
Expression 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
1996
Characterization of endothelin receptors in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat vas deferens
Saito M, Nishi K, Fukumoto Y, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Characterization of endothelin receptors in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat vas deferens. Biochemical Pharmacology 1996, 52: 1593-1598. PMID: 8937475, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(96)00565-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsET receptorsAge-matched controlsRat vasa deferentiaIRL 1620BQ-610Vasa deferentiaET-1ET-3ETA receptor subtypeGroups of ratsDiabetic ratsExperimental diabetesEndothelin receptorsPlasma levelsReceptor subtypesInsulin treatmentPeripheral tissuesRat vasPharmacological profileReceptor characteristicsFmol/StreptozotocinReceptorsWeeksEndothelin
1994
Diabetes-Induced Alterations in the Properties of Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors in Rat Vas Deferens
Kamai T, Fukumoto Y, Gousse A, Yoshida M, Davenport T, Weiss R, Latifpour J. Diabetes-Induced Alterations in the Properties of Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors in Rat Vas Deferens. Journal Of Urology 1994, 152: 1017-1021. PMID: 8051725, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32646-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsRat vasVas deferensCholinergic receptorsMuscarinic receptorsDiabetic insulin-treated ratsMuscarinic cholinergic receptor subtypesMuscarinic cholinergic receptor densityMembrane particulatesCholinergic receptor densityDiabetes-Induced AlterationsAF-DX 116Cholinergic receptor subtypesMuscarinic cholinergic antagonistAdministration of insulinInsulin-treated ratsAge-matched controlsRat vas deferensRank orderAdditional pharmacological studiesDiabetic ratsBladder domeCerebral cortexCholinergic antagonistsReceptor subtypesReversibility 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
1993
The Reversal Effect of Insulin on Diabetes-Induced Alterations In Beta Adrenergic and Muscarinic Receptors in Rat Prostate
Fukumoto Y, Yoshida M, Dokita S, Kamai T, Weiss R, Latifpour J. The Reversal Effect of Insulin on Diabetes-Induced Alterations In Beta Adrenergic and Muscarinic Receptors in Rat Prostate. Journal Of Urology 1993, 149: 1602-1606. PMID: 8388963, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36459-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsBeta adrenergicRat prostateCholinergic receptorsInsulin treatmentMuscarinic receptorsInsulin-treated diabetic animalsEarly insulin treatmentDiabetes-induced alterationsInduction of diabetesInsulin-treated diabeticsOnset of diabetesAdministration of streptozotocinDiabetes-induced downregulationDiabetic rat prostateGroups of ratsBeta-adrenergic agonistsHigh-affinity agonistDiabetic animalsMuscarinic agonistsAdrenergic agonistsAdrenergicProstateDiabetesAgonists
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
1988
Insulin activation of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase in intact ureteral segments.
Weiss R, Wheeler M. Insulin activation of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase in intact ureteral segments. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1988, 247: 630-4. PMID: 2846825.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1970
Pathophysiology and Surgical Implications of Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic Diabetic Coma
Libertino J, Weiss R, Lytton B. Pathophysiology and Surgical Implications of Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic Diabetic Coma. Journal Of Urology 1970, 104: 642-645. PMID: 4992124, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)61800-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research