A. Effect of PTX on U69,593 signaling. Cells were transiently transfected with KOR cDNA, serum starved for 24 h in the presence of 100 ng/mL PTX and treated with 1 μM U69,593 for the indicated time intervals and ERK1/2 phosphorylation was assayed. N=4-10 *p< 0.05, **p< 0.01 vs. control; †p< 0.05, vs. U69,593 alone at the same time point. B. Lack of effect of PTX on MOM-Sal-B signaling. Cells were transiently transfected with KOR cDNA, serum starved for 24 h in the presence of 100 ng/mL PTX and treated with 1 μM MOM-Sal-B for the indicated time intervals and ERK1/2 phosphorylation was assayed. N=4-11. ***p< 0.001 vs. control.