The effects of TEA, 4-aminopyridine, apamin, and glibenclamide on pacemaker activity inhibition by GRe in cultured ICC clusters. Pretreatment with (A) TEA (10mM), (B) 4-aminopyridine (5mM), or (C) apamin (1μM) did not affect the inhibitory effects of GRe. (D) Pretreatment with glibenclamide (10μM) blocked the inhibitory effects of GRe. (E) The GRe-induced inhibitory effects were reversed by adding glibenclamide. (F) The graph summarizes the responses to GRe in the presence of potassium channel blockers. The bars represent the mean ± the standard deviation. ** p < 0.01. 4-ami., 4-aminopyridine; CTRL, control; Gliben., glibenclamide; TEA, tetraethylammonium chloride.