Calcium Activity of Upper Thoracic Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats

Table 1

Quantitative response of all neurons to 10 s stimulation with 20 mM K⁺. Results are shown as median (5%–95% percentile).

Animal	𝑛	AUC0–180 s	Δ	%-Δ
Control	549	30.00 (3.04–110.11)	0.92 (0.25–1.47)	156.36 (41.77–248.25)
Diabetic	578	41.41 (3.89–121.72) ∗	1.08 (0.31–1.72) ∗	182.26 (35.86–308.52) ∗

AUC: Area under the curve for 0–180 s, Δ: the absolute change in [Ca²⁺]𝑖 (fluorescence ratio), %-Δ: the change in [Ca²⁺]𝑖 (fluorescence ratio) measured in % change from baseline.*𝑃 < 0.001 versus control neurons.