TABLE 1

Comparison of the effects of nanomolar [suramin] and CaM on the open and closed lifetime distributions of single cardiac RyR channels in the presence of 100 μM cytosolic Ca2+

Values are mean ± S.D. for n = 3.

τ1 Area τ2 Area τ3 Area
ms % ms % ms %
Open lifetime parameters
100 μM Ca2+ 2.3 ± 0.7 93.0 ± 3.8 17.1 ± 2.0 6.7 ± 3.8
500 nM suramin 2.5 ± 0.5 86.7 ± 2.0 28.6 ± 12.8 13.3 ± 2.0
50 nM CaM 1.8 ± 0.9 93.0 ± 3.6 22.5 ± 17.9 7.0 ± 3.6
Closed lifetime parameters
100 μM Ca2+ 3.9 ± 0.6 65.5 ± 14.4 11.5 ± 2.0 28.7 ± 15.1 30 ± 9.76 5.7 ± 2.5
500 nM suramin 5.0 ± 1.7 48.6 ± 8.5 32.6 ± 9.9 39.3 ± 3.5 223 ± 156 12.0 ± 5.0
50 nM CaM 5.8 ± 1.3 33.0 ± 20.8 45.5 ± 12.6 48.3 ± 7.5 232 ± 103 18.7 ± 13.3