Table 2

Effect of K+ channel inhibitors on force generation in endothelium-intact PA rings

Contractile Agent (n)Force Generation
g
30 mM KCl (20)0.61  ± 0.04
+100 mM TEA (10)0.68  ± 0.03
+10 mM 4-AP (10)0.81  ± 0.052-150
+10 μM GLY (7)0.58  ± 0.04
+100 nM CTX (9)0.64  ± 0.04
+100 nM APA (6)0.65  ± 0.06
+200 μM l-NNA (9)1.00  ± 0.102-150
80 mM KCl (15)0.89  ± 0.052-150
  • 2-150P < 0.05 vs. 30 mM KCl alone.