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Fluid flow and several other agonists induce prostacyclin (PGI2) production in endothelial cells. G proteins mediate the response of a large number of hormones such as histamine, but the transduction pathway of the flow signal is unclear. We found that GDP beta S and pertussis toxin inhibited flow-induced prostacyclin production in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. In addition, flow potentiated the histamine-induced production of PGI2. This suggests that flow stimulates prostacyclin production via a pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein and modulates the stimulus-response coupling of other agonists.
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