Figure 2.

Kinins act via the B2 and B1 receptors. Most of the known effects of kinins are mediated by the B2 receptor that in terms act by stimulating the release of various intermediaries: eicosanoids, endothelial derive hyperpolarizing factor (EDRF), nitric oxide (NO), tissue plasminogen activator (†PA), glucose transporter (GLU-1 and -2 [modified from (42)].