Journal: Pharmacology Research & Perspectives
Article Title: Vasoactivity of Rac GTPase , Cytohesin and Kinase Inhibitors in Renal Interlobar and Coronary Arteries Reveals Shared and Distinct Patterns of Inhibitory Effects in Vascular and Prostate Smooth Muscle Contraction
doi: 10.1002/prp2.70190
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of LIMKi3 (1 μM) on agonist‐ and EFS‐induced contractions of renal, interlobar arteries. Contractions were induced by noradrenaline (a), phenylephrine (b) or EFS (c), 30 min after addition of solvent (DMSO) to controls or LIMKi3 (1 μM). Data are obtained from n = 5 independent experiments per panel, performed with arteries from n = 5 animals, with each single experiment including a control and LIMKi3 group with tissues from the same animal, resulting in paired samples. Shown are means ± SD from all experiments in concentration and frequency response curves together with p values from two‐way ANOVA for whole groups, and all single E max , EC 50 , and EF 50 values from all experiments (calculated by curve fitting). p values ≥ 0.05 are not shown. E max and EC 50 values marked in gray represent the maximum tension in the concentration response curves, or the highest applied endothelin‐1 concentration, as curve fitting was not possible in this experiment.
Article Snippet: EHT1864, NSC23766, SR7826, LIMKi3, CMPD101, FRAX486, and SecinH3 were obtained from Tocris (Bristol, UK).
Techniques: Solvent, Control, Concentration Assay