Pre-treatment with HA inhibited the secretion of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 and the activation of transcriptional nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB in HUVECs stimulated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha, the major pro-inflammatory cytokine causing endothelial inflammation.
C0021368
Inflammation