Table 2.

Passage of extracellular 1-naphthyl-β-d-glucuronide across CPE cell monolayer

NG concentrationApical to basolateralBasolateral to apical
25 μm
 NG0.44  ± 0.020.41  ± 0.02
 Sucrose0.47  ± 0.020.44  ± 0.02
1 mm
 NG0.44  ± 0.010.42  ± 0.03
 Sucrose0.46  ± 0.020.45  ± 0.03
  • 8 day-old LV CPE cell monolayers were exposed to either 25 μm or 1 mm NG and to tracer concentration of [14C]sucrose on the apical or basolateral membrane. All results are expressed as Pe (10−3 cm/min, mean ± SD, n = 4 filters).