Figure 6. Bradykinin (BK) signaling augments Po of L-type Ca²⁺ channels (LTCCs) in hippocampal neurons.

(A) Seals were formed by the recording pipettes before application of BK and ultimately of BayK8644 (BayK) to ensure channel activity was mediated by LTCCs. (B) Sample diary shows time course of Po before and after application of 5 µM BK and then 5 µM BayK to not only provide further evidence that the channels in the patch were LTCC but also aid in determining channel number k (upper left), which is the number of channels under the patch as estimated based on the maximal number of observed stagged openings in each patch. (C) Ten consecutive traces from representative cell-attached single-channel recordings of LTCCs before and after application of BK and then BayK. Bottom panels show ensemble averages. (D) BK increases Po (left) and peak currents of ensemble averages (right). Data are presented as means ± standard error of the mean (SEM; n = 7 cells). Statistical significance was tested by a paired, two-tailed Students t-test, *p ≤ 0.05. Panel A was created using Biorender.com.