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Figure 1. Effect of overnight incubation with different concentrations of benralizumab (A) and mepolizumab (B) on the AHR to histamine CRCs in passively sensitized bronchi. ** P<0.01 and *** P<0.001 vs. C+ (statistical analysis assessed by two-way ANOVA); points represent the mean±SEM of n=5 bronchial tissue from different subjects. AHR: airway hyperresponsiveness; C+: positive control, passively sensitized bronchi; C-: negative control, non-sensitized bronchi; CRC: concentration-response curve.
Figure 2. Inhibition of AHR to different concentrations of histamine (EC50: A and D; EC70: B and E; EC90: C and F) by overnight incubation with benralizumab (A-C) and mepolizumab (D-F) in passively sensitized bronchi. Points represent the mean±SEM of n=5 bronchial tissue from different subjects. AHR: airway hyperresponsiveness; C+: positive control, passively sensitized bronchi; C-: negative control, non-sensitized bronchi; ECn: concentration inducing n% Emax; Emax: maximal effect..
Figure 3. Effect of overnight incubation with different concentrations of benralizumab (A) and mepolizumab (B) on the AHR to EFS FRCs in passively sensitized bronchi. ** P<0.01 and *** P<0.001 vs. C+ (statistical analysis assessed by two-way ANOVA); points represent the mean±SEM of n=5 bronchial tissue from different subjects. AHR: airway hyperresponsiveness; C+: positive control, passively sensitized bronchi; C-: negative control, non-sensitized bronchi; EFS: electrical field stimulation; FRC: concentration-response curve.
Figure 4. Inhibition of AHR to different EFS frequencies (EF50: A and D; EF70: B and E; EF90: C and F) by overnight incubation with benralizumab (A-C) and mepolizumab (D-F) in passively sensitized bronchi. Points represent the mean±SEM of n=5 bronchial tissue from different subjects. AHR: airway hyperresponsiveness; C+: positive control, passively sensitized bronchi; C-: negative control, non-sensitized bronchi; CRC: concentration-response curve; EFS: electrical field stimulation; EFn: frequency inducing n% Emax; Emax: maximal effect.
Figure 5 . Effect of overnight incubation with different concentrations of benralizumab and mepolizumab on the AHR to QS of 0.5 mm in passively sensitized bronchi. # P<0.05 vs. C-; * P<0.05 and ** P<0.01 vs. C+ (statistical analysis assessed by Student’s t-test); bars represent the mean±SEM of n=5 bronchial tissue from different subjects. AHR: airway hyperresponsiveness; C+: positive control, passively sensitized bronchi; C-: negative control, non-sensitized bronchi; QS: quick stretch.
Figure 6. Effect of overnight incubation with different concentrations of benralizumab and mepolizumab on the cAMP concentrations in hyperresponsive bronchial tissue (A) and correlation between the cAMP concentrations and the modulation of myogenic tone to QS induced by the investigated treatments (B). ### P<0.001 vs. C-; * P<0.05, ** P<0.01, and *** P<0.001 vs. C+ (statistical analysis assessed by Student’s t-test); bars and points represent the mean±SEM of n=5 bronchial tissue from different subjects. The colours of bars in A and the relative treatments are consistent with the colours of points in B. C+: positive control, passively sensitized bronchi; C-: negative control, non-sensitized bronchi; cAMP: cyclic adenosine monophosphate; QS: quick stretch.