Treatment of platelets with Zn
2+
ionophores clioquinol (Cq) or pyrithione (Py) elevates [Zn
2+
]
i
, but not [Ca
2+
]
i
. Washed platelet suspensions were loaded with Fz-3 (
A
,
B
,
C
), or Fluo-4 (
D
,
E
,
F
) and stimulated with Cq (○, 300 µM,
A
,
D
), Py (○, 300 µM,
B
,
E
) or A23187 (○,
C
,
F
). Where indicated, platelets were pre-treated with (TPEN) (50 µM, ▿), DM-BAPTA (10 µM, ⋄), PEG-SOD (30 U/mL, □), PEG-CAT (300 U/mL, ▵), or vehicle (DMSO), •. Data are mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM) from at least 6 independent experiments. Significance is denoted as ***
p
< 0.001, **
p
< 0.01 or *
p
< 0.05.