TABLE 1

Injury effect of σ1R agonists on ICa kinetics

Sample size: n = 6–8 for Gmax, activation and inactivation, n = 10–13 for inactivation kinetics; mean ± S.E.M.

PTZDTG
ControlSNLControlSNL
Gmax (change, %)−25.8 ± 11.3−30.7 ± 5.3−30.5 ± 4.3−31.9 ± 6.9
Activation V1/2 (ΔmV)−3.6 ± 0.6−4.3 ± 1.4−3.8 ± 1.2−2.2 ± 1.1
Activation slope (Δ%)−0.3 ± 9.7−4.3 ± 14.5−4.6 ± 15.6−24.7 ± 10.8
S-S inactivation V1/2 (ΔmV)−9.6 ± 1.6−8.6 ± 2.9−7.3 ± 1.6−11.6 ± 1.7*
S-S inactivation slope (Δ%)0.2 ± 3.01.0 ± 4.0−0.8 ± 6.46.1 ± 5.6
Inactivation τ1 (Δs)−0.02 ± 0.020.01 ± 0.01−0.01 ± 0.01−0.03 ± 0.01
Inactivation τ2 (Δs)−0.92 ± 0.22−0.92 ± 0.19−0.57 ± 0.10−1.09 ± 0.17*
  • S-S, steady-state; V1/2, voltage at which current is half-maximal; τ, inactivation kinetic constant; Δ, difference between baseline and agonist treatment.

  • * P < 0.05.