Table 2.

Number of Monocyte Interactions Associated with Loss of Endothelial Cell VE-Cadherin, β-Catenin, and Plakoglobin

	Monocytes associated with loss of:
Monocytes in group	VE-Cadherin	β-Catenin	Plakoglobin
n	%	%	%
>5	1 ± 2	2 ± 3	0 ± 0
3–5	15 ± 13	31 ± 3	37 ± 5
1 or 2	83 ± 14	69 ± 6	64 ± 5

Flow adhesion assays using PBMC were performed as detailed in Materials and Methods. HUVEC monolayers were recovered and stained for components of the VE-cadherin complex. Monocytes associated with loss of VE-cadherin, β-catenin, or plakoglobin were scored as to whether they were in groups of: >5; 3–5; or 1 or 2 monocytes. The results are expressed as the percentage of monocytes in each group associated with loss of junctional staining (mean ± SD).