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Nimesulide also accelerated the decay of the Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup> channel current.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>The inhibition of the Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup> channel current by 100\u2003\u03bc<jats:sc>m<\/jats:sc> nimesulide and 300\u2003\u03bc<jats:sc>m<\/jats:sc> indomethacin was unaffected by the presence of either PGF<jats:sub>2\u03b1<\/jats:sub> or PGE<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> (30\u2003\u03bc<jats:sc>m<\/jats:sc>), and was of similar magnitude whether 10\u2003m<jats:sc>m<\/jats:sc> Ba<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup> or 1.5\u2003m<jats:sc>m<\/jats:sc> Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup> was used as the charge carrier.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>The concentrations of indomethacin and nimesulide required to suppress spontaneous contractility in human pregnant myometrium were much higher than those necessary to inhibit prostaglandin production. The results suggest that both nimesulide and indomethacin inhibit myometrial contractility <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic> mechanisms independent of cyclo\u2010oxygenase inhibition. 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