Figure 3.
Correlations between APD90 and FPD in cardiac myocyte cultures following the Ito current blockade. Effect of 739.9 μmol/L 4-AP on APD90 (a) and FPD (b) (Control: n = 4; 4-AP: n = 4). APD90 and FPD differed significantly both among pacing rates (p < 0.05), but only FPD was affected by Ito blockade (p < 0.05, ordinary two-way ANOVA). Linear regression correlating APD90 (c), APD80 (d) and APD70 (e) with FPD due to the IC50 concentration activity of 4-AP (APD90: r2 = 0.76, slope = 0.81; APD80: r2 = 0.71, slope = 0.74; APD70: r2 = 0.38, slope = 0.56; p < 0.0001). (f) Superimposed raw traces obtained before and after gap junction blockade by carbenoxolone and the concurrent EGMs. The raw traces were obtained from the same electrode as indicated on the left. Mean ± SEM; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001.