Journal: Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics
Article Title: Asenapine modulates nitric oxide release and calcium movements in cardiomyoblasts
doi: 10.4103/0976-500X.179358
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of asenapine on cytosolic Ca 2+ in H9C2 in the presence or absence of various agents in nonperoxidative conditions. (a-d) A = 2 min asenapine (10 μM). (a and c) C = Basal. (a and b) EGTA = Ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid 50 mM; A23 = A23187 (1 μM); H89 = H89 (1 μM); KN93 = KN93 (1 μM); U73 = U73122 (1 μM); L-NAME = Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (10 mM). The results are the mean ± standard deviation of five experiments for each experimental protocol. (b and d) The effects of asenapine on Ca 2+ in comparison to basal values are reported as %. (a) b, c, e, P < 0.05 versus a; d, f, h, l, n, P P < 0.05 versus b. (b) c, b, d, e, f, g P < 0.05 versus a. (c and d) Amlodip = Amlodipine (1 μM); ML218 = ML218 (1 μM); propionyl = Propionyl promazine (1 μM); Nefaz = Nefazodone (1 μM); NAD = NAD-299 (1 μM). (c) b P < 0.05 versus a; d, f, h, l, n P < 0.05 versus b. (d) b, c, d, e, f P < 0.05 versus a. One-way ANOVA followed by Newman–Keuls post hoc test
Article Snippet: In addition, in other samples, asenapine was given alone or in presence of the adenylyl cyclase blocker 2'5'-dideoxyadenosine (1 μM; Sigma; 15 min), the selective cAMP-dependent PKA inhibitor, H89 (1 μM; Sigma; 15 min), the PLC γ inhibitor, U73122 (1 µM, sigma; 15 min), the Ca 2+ -calmodulin protein kinase (CaMKII) inhibitor, KN93 (1 µM; sigma; 15 min), the L-type Ca 2+ channel blocker, amlodipine (1 μM, Santa Cruz Biotechnology; Dallas, USA; 15 min), the T-type Ca 2+ channel blocker, ML218 (1 μM, Alomone Labs, Jerusalem, Israel; 15 min), the selective 5-HT 1A antagonist, NAD-299 hydrochloride (1 μM, Tocris Bioscience, Bristol, United Kingdom; 15 min), the selective 5-HT 2A antagonist, nefazodone hydrochloride (1 μM, Tocris Bioscience; 15 min), the selective D 2 receptor antagonist, propionylpromazine hydrochloride (1 μM, Tocris Bioscience; 15 min), or the NOS blocker, Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 10 mM; sigma; 15 min).
Techniques: Standard Deviation