Table 1.
Effects of pericytes on transport rates of HIV-1(I-HIV) and albumin (I-Alb) and on transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) in Monolayers of mouse brain microvascular Endothelial Cells (BMEC)
| I-HIV | I-Alb | TEER | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMEC: no pericytes |
11.5 +/− 0.9 (15) |
6.2 +/− 0.4 (15) |
60 +/− 3 (15) |
| BMEC: + pericytes | 9.0 +/− 0.4 (14)* | 6.3 +/− 0.3 (14) | 75 +/− 4 (15)* |
Means are reported with their means =/- SE (n). I-HIV and I-Alb transport rates are in cm/min(10-6) and TEER is in Ω x cm2. *Statistically different from corresponding “no pericyte” group, p<0.05.