Table 1 Maximal contractile responses after DSP or nicotine incubation. The maximal contractile responses (% of maximal contraction to 60 mM potassium) and pEC₅₀ of endothelin-1 and sarafotoxin 6c in bronchial segments from 24 hour DSP or nicotine incubation as compared with control segments The values are given as means ± S.E.M., n = 6–10. Unpaired t-tests were used to compare the groups in terms of maximum induced contraction; ^#* P < 0.05.

From: Smoking particles enhance endothelin A and endothelin B receptor-mediated contractions by enhancing translation in rat bronchi