TABLE 1

Permeability of antipyrine and creatinine and viability characteristics during in vitro perfusions

Arithmetic means and 95% confidence intervals (in parentheses) are given.

Protocol n Glucose Consumption Lactate Production Antipyrine Permeability Creatinine Permeability
μmol × min-1× g-1 μmol × min-1× g-1 ml × min-1× g-1 ml × min-1× g-1
Study (maternofetal versus fetomaternal permeability)
    Maternofetal 8 0.21 (0.14, 0.28) 0.45 (0.30, 0.60) 0.10 (0.07, 0.12) 0.015 (0.011, 0.018)
    Fetomaternal 8 0.21 (0.13, 0.28) 0.39 (0.29, 0.49) 0.07 (0.04, 0.10) 0.020 (0.014, 0.026)
Study (maternofetal permeability in presence of inhibitors)
    Control 6 0.32 (0.03, 0.62) 0.59 (0.05, 1.12) 0.09 (0.003, 0.18) 0.038 (0.001, 0.075)
    PSC833 6 0.32 (0.10, 0.54) 0.66 (0.04, 1.27) 0.11 (0.05, 0.17) 0.042 (0.010, 0.075)
    Control 6 0.29 (0.15, 0.43) 0.55 (0.30, 0.80) 0.09 (0.04, 0.15) 0.021 (0.016, 0.026)
    Probenecid 6 0.36 (0.12, 0.61) 0.79 (0.32, 1.27) 0.07 (0.04, 0.11) 0.019 (0.014, 0.024)
    Control 6 0.27 (0.17, 0.37) 0.54 (0.20, 0.87) 0.10 (0.05, 0.15) 0.025 (0.018, 0.031)
    Verapamil 6 0.26 (0.18, 0.34) 0.48 (0.28, 0.68) 0.10 (0.06, 0.13) 0.025 (0.021, 0.028)