Figure 4.
The ICa-L current-voltage relationship in the absence of bupivacaine, with bupivacaine 100 μmol/L alone, and bupivacaine 100 μmol/L in combination with epinephrine 0.15 μg/ml. Bupivacaine 100 μmol/L present in the perfusate contributed to an upper shift of the current density - voltage curve without changing the activation potential and the curve shape. However, bupivacaine 100 μmol/L in combination with epinephrine 0.15 μg/ml increased the ICa-L current and moved the curve of ICa-L downward.