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. 1993 Sep;110(1):392–398. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1993.tb13822.x

Endothelin-induced contraction and mediator release in human bronchus.

D W Hay 1, W C Hubbard 1, B J Undem 1
PMCID: PMC2176013  PMID: 7693285

Abstract

1. To elucidate the role of acetylcholine and various autacoids in endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced contraction in human bronchus, the effects of various receptor antagonists were examined. In addition, the ability of ET-1 to stimulate the release of histamine, peptidoleukotrienes and prostanoids was determined. 2. ET-1 was a potent and effective contractile agonist in human bronchus, possessing similar potency and efficacy to leukotriene D4 (LTD4); EC50 (-log M): ET-1 = 7.76 +/- 0.09, n = 7; LTD4 = 8.46 +/- 0.53, n = 7; P > 0.2; maximum response (% 10 microM pre-carbachol): ET-1 = 103.8 +/- 17.4, n = 7; LTD4 = 95.5 +/- 9.3, n = 7; P > 0.6. 3. The cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, sodium meclofenamate (1 microM) or the potent and selective thromboxane receptor antagonist, SQ 29,548 (1 microM) were without significant effect on ET-1 concentration-response curves. 4. In the presence of sodium meclofenamate (1 microM), the muscarinic receptor antagonist, atropine (1 microM), the platelet activating factor (PAF) receptor antagonist, WEB 2086 (1 microM) or the combination of the H1-histamine receptor antagonist, mepyramine (10 microM) and the leukotriene receptor antagonist, SK&F 104353 (10 microM), were without marked effect on ET-1 concentration-response curves. In addition, the combination of all four receptor antagonists did not antagonize ET-1-induced contraction. 5. ET-1 (0.3 microM) did not stimulate the release of histamine or immunoreactive leukotrienes from human bronchus.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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