Abbreviations: PI: Phosphatidylinositol; PLC: Phospholipase C; DAG: Diacylglycerol, IP3: Inositol Trisphosphate; PA: Phosphatidic Acid; PKC: Protein Kinase C; AA: Arachidonic Acid; CAM: Calmodulin; PLA2: Phospholipase A2; COX: Cyclooxygenase; TXA S: Thromboxane A2 Synthetase; TXA2: Thromboxane A2; MLCK: Myosin Light Chain Kinase; MLC-P: Phosphorylated MLC
Figure 2: Mechanism of aortic contraction induced by alpha-toxin.