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. 2019 Dec 19;4(1):bvz034. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvz034

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

ANP and EX-4 both exerted bronchodilating effects on isolated bronchi of mice. Concentration-relaxation curves induced by ANP and EX-4 on bronchial smooth muscle tissue. Values are expressed relative to the maximal effect of SNP (0.1 mM), which was added at the end of the experiment. Data are shown as means ± SEM. A, Relaxation induced by ANP (0.001-1 mM) in healthy mice. B, Relaxation induced by EX-4 (0.001-1 mM) in healthy mice. C, The effect of ANP on tissue from COPD mice compared to healthy mice. D, The effect of EX-4 on COPD compared to healthy mice. Data from A and B were analyzed by 1-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni post hoc test comparing each concentration to 0.001 mM, which was considered as zero effect. Data from C and D were analyzed by 2-way ANOVA followed by Sidak post hoc test comparing the responses of COPD and healthy mice at each concentration. *P < .05, **P < .01.