Figure 4.
Enhanced presynaptic Ca2+ influx rescues evoked release in BoNT/A-intoxicated cultures. (A) Representative whole-cell recordings of evoked neurotransmission in non-intoxicated cultures treated with vehicle, 16 mM Ca2+, FPL 64176 (10 µM), or GV-58 (50 µM). (B) Mean EPSC amplitudes from non-intoxicated cultures. (B) Representative whole-cell recordings of evoked neurotransmission in BoNT/A-intoxicated neurons treated with vehicle, 16 mM Ca2+, FPL 64176 (10 µM), or GV-58 (50 µM). (D) Mean EPSC amplitudes for BoNT/A-intoxicated cultures. EPSC amplitudes are presented as mean ± SEM and n ≥ 12 recordings for all conditions. Scale bars represent 400 ms (x-axis) and 100 pA (y-axis). Arrows represent stimulation times. *Indicated p < 0.05, **Indicates p < 0.01, ***Indicates p < 0.001, ns = not significant.