CD36+ EPCs were incubated with pimozide 6 h prior to infection, and, at 48 h post-infection, numbers of B19V-infected (capsid-expressing) cells were reduced by 4.7-fold and 18.5-fold at 15 μM and 25 μM pimozide, respectively, compared with DMSO-treated cells (Fig 1B). This evidence concerns the gene CD36 and infection.