Figure 3. Influence of ryanodine receptor
and L-type Ca2+ channel activation on [Ca2+]i
in confluent cultures of ARPE-19 cells. A: Application of 50 mM
caffeine leads to an instantaneous [Ca2+]i
increase followed by a sustained decrease. B: 50 mM caffeine
induced a significant increase in [Ca2+]i
(p<0.05, n=6). C: Activation of L-type Ca2+
channels by 5 μM BayK8644 did not influence [Ca2+]i
levels in ARPE-19 cells. D: Mean [Ca2+]i
did not differ before and during application of 5 μM BayK8644 (n=6). E:
Inhibition of BK channels by 100 nM iberiotoxin did not influence [Ca2+]i
levels in ARPE-19 cells. F: Mean [Ca2+]i
did not differ before and during application of 100 nM iberiotoxin
(n=5).