TABLE 1

Effect of TNF-α, AP301, and AP318 on single-channel kinetics at Eh= −60 mV (n = 3–5)

Single-Channel Kinetic ParametersControlTNF-αAP301AP318
PO0.37 ± 0.030.77 ± 0.08*0.69 ± 0.05*0.78 ± 0.05*
Mean open time (ms)2.2 ± 0.923.5 ± 4.5*24.3 ± 4.8*26.5 ± 4.3*
Number of bursts993 ± 1051274 ± 259**2365 ± 419*1966 ± 402***
Events in burst7.2 ± 1.746.3 ± 4.3*32.3 ± 5.0*16.1 ± 4.9***
Duration of burst (ms)5.7 ± 1.3210.6 ± 47.8*47.9 ± 1.4*42.2 ± 12.5*
Mean intraburst interval (ms)0.29 ± 0.030.60 ± 0.1***0.63 ± 0.03*0.60 ± 0.12***
  • * P < 0.001; **P < 0.05; ***P < 0.01.