TABLE 3

Effective concentrations of tBuBHQ in smooth muscle

Tissue Animal Species Experimental Details (Preparation; Measurement Method; Measured Response) Effective Concentrations of tBuBHQ Reference
μM
Aorta Pig Microsomes, F3 microsomal membranes fraction; inorganic phosphate-release assay; Ca2+-ATPase activity 30-50 Luo et al., 2000
Aorta Rabbit Isolated rings; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 30-50 Luo et al., 2000
Aorta Rat Saponin-permeabilized cultured A7r5 cell line; 45Ca2+ cellular loading; Ca2+ fluxes 50 Missiaen et al., 1992a
Aorta Rat Isolated smooth muscle cells; fura-2 cellular loading, fluorometry; [Ca2+]cyt 20 Neylon et al., 1992
Aorta Rat Isolated endothelium-denuded rings; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 50 Fusi et al., 1998
Aorta Rat Isolated endothelium-denuded rings; isometric dynamometry; contractile activity 10-100 Shimamoto et al., 1992
Coronary artery Pig Isolated smooth muscle cells; fura-2 cellular loading, fluorometry; [Ca2+]cyt 1 Weirich et al., 2001
Tail artery Rat Isolated smooth muscle cells; whole-cell patch-clamping; ICa(L) 10-100 Fusi et al., 2001