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. 2012 Mar 7;7(3):e33004. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033004

Figure 2. The sustained activation of L-type VGCCs is required for the sustained activation of ERK.

Figure 2

MIN6 cells were preincubated for 1 h in KRB supplemented with 1 mM glucose. The cells were then incubated in KRB containing 10 nM GLP-1 and 16.7 mM glucose in the absence or presence of 10 µM nifedipine applied at either 0, 10 or 20 min post-GLP-1/glucose addition. Proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE and Western blotted using anti-phospho-ERK1/2 (pERK) and anti-ERK2 (ERK2) antibodies. A representative blot is shown with densitometric analysis of the results below showing mean +S.E.M. (n = 3). Results were analysed using two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni's multiple comparison test compared to GLP-1 plus glucose; **, P<0.01; ***, P<0.001.