Fig. 5: Blocking exocytosis with TAT-NSF700 precluded the effects of BIL on MVN neurons.

a–c Example recording traces (a) showing that when the slice was preincubated with TAT-NSF700 (5 μM, 30 min), a permeable thrombin-induced exocytosis inhibitor, neither the discharge frequency of MVN neuron (b) nor the ratio of Iinward/Ioutward (c) was altered by BIL (3 μM, 3 min). d–f MISCN1A was not statistically different between control and BIL groups (d) in slices pretreated with TAT-NSF700, as illustrated by the immunofluorescence images comparing staining of nuclei (blue), NeuN (green), and SCN1A (red) in control (e) and BIL group (f). NS no statistical difference, independent-samples t-test.