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. 2018 Aug 9;9:1077. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01077

Table 4.

APD changes after FCCP application in the presence of the various inhibitors.

APD20 (%) APD50 (%) APD90 (%)
Control (n = 18)
FCCP↑ 4.7 ± 0.8* 8.8 ± 0.7* 11.7 ± 0.8*
FCCP 2.5′ –30.1 ± 2.9* –27.6 ± 3.4* –21.9 ± 3.3*
FCCP 5′ –65.7 ± 4.9* –64.3 ± 4.6* –53.9 ± 4.0*
DTZ (n = 4) –10.9 ± 1.7# –11.4 ± 0.5# –9.7 ± 0.3#
DTZ + FCCP↑ –0.4 ± 0.8 3.1 ± 0.8* 5.2 ± 0.6*
styDTZ + FCCP 2.5′ –21.3 ± 1.4* –19.6 ± 0.9* –17.2 ± 0.9*
DTZ + FCCP 5′ –71.8 ± 1.6* –71.0 ± 1.8* –61.7 ± 2.6*
Ranolazine (n = 4) 0.6 ± 1.6 1.1 ± 0.5# 2.3 ± 0.3#
Ran + FCCP↑ 5.7 ± 1.6* 8.6 ± 0.8* 10.1 ± 0.8*
Ran + FCCP 2.5′ –29.3 ± 6.9* –31.8 ± 7.2* –26.3 ± 6.1*
Ran + FCCP 5′ –63.0 ± 9.3* –63.0 ± 9.7* –54.6 ± 9.9*
4-AP (n = 8) 20.8 ± 2.3# 20.3 ± 2.1# 17.0 ± 1.3#
4-AP + FCCP↑ 3.8 ± 0.8* 7.3 ± 1.0* 9.1 ± 1.0*
4-AP + FCCP 2.5′ –41.9 ± 5.4* –43.1 ± 4.8* –36.0 ± 4.1*
4-AP + FCCP 5′ –69.3 ± 5.1* –71.2 ± 4.9* –66.1 ± 5.0*
Oligomycin (n = 4) 3.3 ± 1.4 2.3 ± 1.2 2.1 ± 1.2
Oligo + FCCP↑ 0.8 ± 0. 3 1.7 ± 0.4 2.9 ± 0.3
Oligo + FCCP 2.5′ –1.8 ± 1.3 –0.3 ± 0.3 1.8 ± 0.2
Oligo + FCCP 5′ –13.4 ± 3.1 –9.6 ± 1.2 –5.2 ± 0.5

Diltiazem (DTZ, 10 μmol/L) – L-type calcium channel blocker, ranolazine (Ran, 10 μmol/L) – late sodium channel blocker, 4-aminopyridine (4-AP, 2 mmol/L) – a transient outward K+ channel blocker, oligomycin A (Oligo, 30 μmol/L) – a mitochondrial F1F0ATPase inhibitor. The positive and negative percentages show prolongation and shortening of APs, respectively. Other notations are the same as in Table 1. p < 0.05 with FCCP vs. before FCCP treatment. #p < 0.05 drug (DTZ, Ran, 4-AP, Oligo) vs. control (see Table 1). p < 0.05 drug+FCCP vs. FCCP alone values obtained at the same time of FCCP action.