Table 2.
Densitometric quantification of tight junction protein expression (mean ± SEM (n), values are given in % of TSB-treated control, which was set to 100%, * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001 versus TSB control). QV (Q-VD-OPh).
| Tight Junction Protein | Expression (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHC6 | Mut-89 | TSB QV | AHC6 QV | Mut-89 QV | |
| claudin-1 | 65 ± 6 (9) *** | 88 ± 11 (9) | 81 ± 12 (5) | 87 ± 11 (6) | 95 ± 11 (6) |
| claudin-5 | 47 ± 10 (8) ** | 48 ± 8 (8) *** | 90 ± 6 (5) | 38 ± 12 (5) * | 47 ± 14 (5) * |
| claudin-8 | 33 ± 5 (9) *** | 43 ± 6 (8) *** | 102 ± 5 (5) | 36 ± 10 (6) ** | 45 ± 10 (6) ** |
| claudin-2 | 91 ± 11 (6) | 78 ± 11 (6) | |||
| claudin-4 | 91 ± 8 (6) | 89 ± 9 (6) | |||
| tricellulin-a | 83 ± 9 (6) | 101 ± 7 (6) | |||