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Table 2 Sites of endothelin-1 synthesis in the lung

From: Role of endothelin-1 in lung disease

Airway

   Epithelium

     Epithelial cells

     Clara cells

     Neuroendocrine cells

   Smooth muscle cells

Parenchyma

   Clara cells

   Macrophages

   Endothelial cells

Pulmonary tumors

   Adenocarcinomas

   Squamous cell carcinoma

   Small cell carcinoma?

   Carcinoid tumors

Vasculature

   Endothelial cells

   Platelets

   Smooth muscle