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. 2010 Oct 29;300(1):H335–H346. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00737.2010

Table 3.

Membrane actions of 2-APB and DPBA on in situ vascular smooth muscle cells

2-APB (100 μM)
DPBA (100 μM)
Control In treatment Change, % Control In treatment Change, %
SMA
    Input resistance, MΩ 584 ± 106 4,164 ± 400 908 ± 137 571 ± 114 4,937 ± 741 982 ± 107
    n 13 12
    Input conductance, nS 2.24 ± 0.26 0.24 ± 0.033 −86 ± 2.1 2.6 ± 0.43 0.26 ± 0.43* −88 ± 1.4
    n 13 12
    Input capacitance, pF 55.6 ± 9.5 6.01 ± 0.29 −89.2 ± 3.1 71.5 ± 22.5 5.82 ± 0.19 −91.1 ± 1.2
11 10
BA
    Input resistance, MΩ 316 ± 30 1,835 ± 219 631 ± 177 683 ± 92 3,703 ± 367 559 ± 141
    n 6 8
    Input conductance, nS 3.89 ± 1.0 0.57 ± 0.076 −80 ± 6.1 1.7 ± 0.26 0.27 ± 0.02 −81 ± 3.7
    n 6 8
    Input capacitance, pF 91.4 ± 26.8 6.7 ± 0.61 −90.4 ± 2.9 116.2 ± 41.7 7.12 ± 0.7 −89.5 ± 3.3
    n 4 5
MA
    Input resistance, MΩ 360 ± 114 2,967 ± 644 884 ± 238 380 ± 81 3,336 ± 479 1,190 ± 479
    n 6 12
    Input conductance, nS 4.31 ± 1.0 0.44 ± 0.15* −87 ± 3.2 4.7 ± 1.2 0.31 ± 0.04* −87 ± 3.4
    n 6 12
    Input capacitance, pF 281 ± 131 9.52 ± 1.29 −81.8 ± 9.3 193 ± 61.3 9.58 ± 0.9 −89.8 ± 4.29
    n 7 7

Values are means ± SE; n, number of cells. Input resistance and input conductance were measured between −60 and −40 mV. Input capacitance was measured by a step from −40 to −100 mV. 2-APB, 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate; DPBA, diphenylboronic anhydride.

*

P < 0.05 and

P < 0.01, comparison between the control and treatment (paired t-test).