Figure 3
Figure 3. Agonist-induced Ca2+ response and impaired SOCE in sgk1−/− and sgk1+/+ platelets. (A) Representative tracings of Fura-2-fluorescence reflecting cytosolic Ca2+ concentration [Ca2+]i of sgk1+/+ (black line) and sgk1−/− (gray line) platelets before and after stimulation with thrombin (0.02 U/mL), CVX (1 μg/mL), CRP (10 μg/mL), and ADP (10μM) in the absence (0.5mM EGTA, left) or presence (1mM Ca2+, right) of extracellular Ca2+. (B) Arithmetic mean of maximal Δ[Ca2+]i ± SD (n = 4 per group). **P < .01. (C) Fura-2-fluorescence reflecting cytosolic Ca2+ concentration [Ca2+]i of sgk1+/+ (black line) and sgk1−/− (gray line) platelets after exposure to 5μM thapsigargin in the nominal absence of extracellular Ca2+ for 10 minutes and subsequent addition of 1mM extracellular Ca2+. Representative tracings (left) and arithmetic mean (right) of maximal Δ[Ca2+]i ± SD (n = 6 per group) before and after addition of 1mM Ca2+. **P < .01.

Agonist-induced Ca2+ response and impaired SOCE in sgk1−/− and sgk1+/+ platelets. (A) Representative tracings of Fura-2-fluorescence reflecting cytosolic Ca2+ concentration [Ca2+]i of sgk1+/+ (black line) and sgk1−/− (gray line) platelets before and after stimulation with thrombin (0.02 U/mL), CVX (1 μg/mL), CRP (10 μg/mL), and ADP (10μM) in the absence (0.5mM EGTA, left) or presence (1mM Ca2+, right) of extracellular Ca2+. (B) Arithmetic mean of maximal Δ[Ca2+]i ± SD (n = 4 per group). **P < .01. (C) Fura-2-fluorescence reflecting cytosolic Ca2+ concentration [Ca2+]i of sgk1+/+ (black line) and sgk1−/− (gray line) platelets after exposure to 5μM thapsigargin in the nominal absence of extracellular Ca2+ for 10 minutes and subsequent addition of 1mM extracellular Ca2+. Representative tracings (left) and arithmetic mean (right) of maximal Δ[Ca2+]i ± SD (n = 6 per group) before and after addition of 1mM Ca2+. **P < .01.

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