Table 5

Effects of 1 μM AF-DX 116 on estimates of the EC50 and Hill coefficient for oxo-M-induced contractions under standard conditions and conditions of elevated cAMP

ConditionOne-Site Analysis5-aTwo-Site Analysis5-b
ControlAF-DX 116ShiftHigh-potency EC50Low-potency EC50High-potency component
EC50Hill coefficientEC50Hill coefficient
nM nM nM nM % g
Standard2071.55711.72.8
Histamine/forsklin16.314731.92516.31001.8
Histamine/isoproterenol1250.55061.146.9144391.6
Histamine/dopamine321.11801.65.68.557380.7
Histamine/cicaprost541.01462.12.7
  • 5-a Analysis by nonlinear regression (see “Methods”).

  • 5-b Nonlinear regression analysis performed with shift parameters fixed to theoretical values. EC50 values are listed for control curve only. All tissue was treated with 4-DAMP mustard as described in “Methods.”