Table 2

Potencies of the antagonists to block glutamate-induced Ca2+signaling in a classic antagonist experiment (K bvalues)

Kb
No Pretreatment24-h CPCCOEt24-h (S)-4C3HPG
μM
CPCCOEt0.77  ± 0.241.24  ± 0.202-150 1.87  ± 0.142-160
(S)-4C3HPG7.04  ± 1.4919.47  ± 0.652-165 24.30  ± 3.392-165

For inhibition experiments, cells were either preincubated for 24 h with 100 μM CPCCOEt (24-h CPCCOEt), 300 μM (S)-4C3HPG [24 h (S)-4C3HPG], or not (no pretreatment). Values are mean ± S.D. of three to five experiments. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student's t-test (two-tailed).

    • 2-150p < 0.05;

    • 2-160p < 0.01;

    • 2-165p < 0.001.