TABLE III

Activation and Decay of Ca2+ Transients during Local Depolarizations


ΔF/F (ΔF/F)
tpeak (s)
t1/2 decay (s)
r20 (%)
normal (2 mM Ca2+3.25 ± 0.35     (24) 3.76 ± 0.34 10.64 ± 0.98 31.92 ± 5.03 
normal (0 mM Ca2+1.31 ± 0.15a     (12) 1.97 ± 0.22b 4.98 ± 0.45a 4.36 ± 2.38a 
normal + 100 μM Gd3+(2 mM Ca2+1.77 ± 0.18b     (14) 1.94 ± 0.13a 3.49 ± 0.47a 2.23 ± 0.74a 
dysgenic + SkEIIIK (2 mM Ca2+0.90 ± 0.18a     (9) 3.51 ± 0.50 4.47 ± 0.52a 10.41 ± 2.70c 
dysgenic + SkEIIIK (0 mM Ca2+0.25 ± 0.09a     (5) 2.70 ± 0.45 5.68 ± 1.12c 4.97 ± 2.17c 
dysgenic (2 mM Ca2+no response (12)    
dyspedic (2 mM Ca2+no response (14)    
β1 null (2 mM Ca2+no response (10)    
dysgenic + SkEIIIK + ryanodine     (2 mM Ca2+no response (20)    

ΔF/F (ΔF/F)
tpeak (s)
t1/2 decay (s)
r20 (%)
normal (2 mM Ca2+3.25 ± 0.35     (24) 3.76 ± 0.34 10.64 ± 0.98 31.92 ± 5.03 
normal (0 mM Ca2+1.31 ± 0.15a     (12) 1.97 ± 0.22b 4.98 ± 0.45a 4.36 ± 2.38a 
normal + 100 μM Gd3+(2 mM Ca2+1.77 ± 0.18b     (14) 1.94 ± 0.13a 3.49 ± 0.47a 2.23 ± 0.74a 
dysgenic + SkEIIIK (2 mM Ca2+0.90 ± 0.18a     (9) 3.51 ± 0.50 4.47 ± 0.52a 10.41 ± 2.70c 
dysgenic + SkEIIIK (0 mM Ca2+0.25 ± 0.09a     (5) 2.70 ± 0.45 5.68 ± 1.12c 4.97 ± 2.17c 
dysgenic (2 mM Ca2+no response (12)    
dyspedic (2 mM Ca2+no response (14)    
β1 null (2 mM Ca2+no response (10)    
dysgenic + SkEIIIK + ryanodine     (2 mM Ca2+no response (20)    

Data presented here were obtained with depolarizations evoked by 20-s applications of 80 mM KCl Ringer's solution via a micropipette placed near the cell of interest. Where indicated, 100 μM Gd3+ was added to the 80 mM KCl Ringer's solution in the micropipette. See Materials and methods for definitions of tpeak, t1/2 decay, and r20. Data are given as mean ± SEM, with the numbers in parentheses indicating the number of myotubes tested. Footnotes indicate significant differences compared to normal myotubes in 2 mM Ca2+ by unpaired t test:

a

P < 0.001.

b

P < 0.005.

c

P < 0.05.

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