ABSTRACTThe effects of endothelins on cyclic AMP production have been studied in rabbit and human ciliary processes. Endothelins inhibit basal, isoproterenol-, and VIP-stimulated cyclic AMP production in rabbit ciliary processes and forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP production in rabbit and human ciliary processes. EC50s for inhibition of forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP production using rabbit tissue were similar: ET-1, 70 nM; ET-2, 40 nM; ET-3, 70 nM; maximum inhibition was about 76 for each ligand. These data are consistent with the presence of an ETBreceptor. Endothelin-like immunoreactivity in rabbit aqueous humor was measured to be 226 pg/ml.
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