Table 2. Effect of medial layer adhesion proteins on DiI-Ac-LDL uptake.
Adhesion protein | None | Collagen I | Collagen IV | Fibronectin | Laminin |
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Normalized DiI-Ac-LDL uptake | 1.72±0.29 | 1.74±0.10 | 1.7±0.28 | 1.69±0.28 | 2.23±0.48 |
All the values are normalized with respect to DiI-Ac-LDL uptake by EC monoculture. DiI-Ac-LDL is greater in co-culture than monoculture but there is no significant difference produced by adhesion proteins.