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Rings were prepared and connected to pressure transducers. Their viability was confirmed, and peak contraction with 60 mM KCl was determined. Compared with PA pretreatment (control, 60 min), ET pretreatment at concentrations similar to those noted in vivo decreased the mean (\u00b1SE) maximum contractile force (MCF; percent peak contraction) in rings generated during stimulation with increasing PE concentrations (96.2 \u00b1 7.0 vs. 57.3 \u00b1 9.1) and increased the estimated PE concentration producing half the MCF (EC<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>; 10<jats:sup>\u22127<\/jats:sup>M, 1.1 \u00b1 0.3 vs. 3.7 \u00b1 0.8, P \u2264 0.002). ET inhibition with PA-directed monoclonal antibodies, selective EF inhibition with adefovir, or removal of the ring endothelium inhibited the effects of ET on MCF and EC<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>( P \u2264 0.02). Consistent with its adenyl cyclase activity, ET increased tissue cAMP in endothelium-intact but not endothelium-denuded rings ( P &lt; 0.0001 and 0.25, respectively). LT pretreatment, even in high concentrations, did not significantly decrease MCF or increase EC<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>(all P &gt; 0.05). In rings precontracted with PE compared with posttreatment with PA (90 min), ET posttreatment produced progressive reductions in contractile force and increases in relaxation in endothelium-intact rings ( P &lt; 0.0001) but not endothelium-denuded rings ( P = 0.51). 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