Insights into bombesin receptors and ligands: highlighting recent advances

I Ramos-Álvarez, P Moreno, SA Mantey, T Nakamura… - Peptides, 2015 - Elsevier
This following article is written for Prof. Abba Kastin's Festschrift, to add to the tribute to his
important role in the advancement of the role of peptides in physiological, as well as …

Psychological/mental stress‐induced effects on urinary function: Possible brain molecules related to psychological/mental stress‐induced effects on urinary function

T Shimizu, S Shimizu, Y Higashi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to psychological/mental stress can affect urinary function, and lead to and
exacerbate lower urinary tract dysfunctions. There is increasing evidence showing stress …

Expression and function of gastrin‐releasing peptide (GRP) in normal and cancerous urological tissues

J Ischia, O Patel, D Bolton, A Shulkes… - BJU …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Gastrin‐releasing peptide (GRP) acts as an important regulatory peptide in several normal
physiological processes and as a growth factor in certain cancers. In this review we provide …

A Stress-related peptide bombesin centrally induces frequent urination through brain bombesin receptor types 1 and 2 in the rat

T Shimizu, S Shimizu, Y Higashi, K Nakamura… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2016 - ASPET
Stress exacerbates symptoms of bladder dysfunction including overactive bladder and
bladder pain syndrome, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Bombesin-like …

Excitatory effects of bombesin receptors in urinary tract of normal and diabetic rats in vivo

FA Kullmann, GI Wells, D McKenna, KB Thor - Life sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Aims Bombesin receptors (BB receptors) and bombesin related peptides are expressed in
the lower urinary tract of rodents. Here we investigated whether in vivo activation of BB …

Functional bombesin receptors in urinary tract of rats and human but not of pigs and mice, an in vitro study

FA Kullmann, D McKenna, GI Wells, KB Thor - Neuropeptides, 2013 - Elsevier
Aims Bombesin receptors (BB receptors) and/or bombesin related peptides are expressed in
the lower urinary tract, though their function and distribution in different species is largely …