Research Article

Hyaluronan Does Not Affect Bupivacaine’s Inhibitory Action on Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Activities in Bovine Articular Chondrocytes

Table 1

Outward current (pA) elicited at 150 mV in bovine articular chondrocytes.

PBSHyaluronanBupivacaineHyaluronan/Bupivacaine

Cell 1454.5297.613.16.8
Cell 21083.5446.351.114.0
Cell 3536.11313.013.611.3
Cell 4679.8246.68.79.8
Cell 5281.4446.55.621.9
Mean607.1550.018.412.8
Standard Error135.4194.98.32.6
P (versus PBS)0.8160.0020.002
P (versus Hyaluronan)0.0260.025
P (versus Bupivacaine)0.534