Figure 1.

ERK1/2 activation and Ca²⁺ response in hepatocytes. A: At 3 h after the time of seeding hepatocytes were preincubated with timolol (10 μM) for 30 min prior to stimulation with thapsigargin (1 μM), A23187 (10 μM) or norepinephrine (10 μM) for 5 min before they were harvested and ERK 1/2 activity assessed. Results represent mean ± S.E.M. of five different experiments. B: Single cell measurement of [Ca²⁺]_i as described in Materials and Methods. Results given as ratio (345/385 fluorescence) represent a typical single cell response after stimulation with thapsigargin (10 μM) in a fura-2 AM loaded hepatocyte.