Abstract
The effects of endothelin-1 and endothelin-3 were investigated on carbachol-contracted guinea-pig isolated trachea. Endothelin-1 and endothelin-3 (0.1–100 nM) induced partial dose-dependent relaxation of the precontracted preparations. The endothelin-1-induced relaxation was markedly attenuated by haemoglobin (10 μM) and methylene blue (10 μM) and by epithelium removal. In contrast, endothelin-3-induced relaxation was not affected by haemoglobin, methylene blue or epithelium removal. The large conductance Ca 2+-activated K +-channel blocker, charybdotoxin, antagonized the endothelin-1- and the endothelin-3-induced relaxation to the same extent. These results show that both endothelin-1 and endothelin-3 relaxant activities are modulated by charybdotoxin-sensitive K +-channels, while the nitric oxide pathway is only involved in endothelin-1 relaxant effects.
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