overlooking the role of other immune cells. In contrast, the resistant model had few monocytes, but was filled with suppressive macrophages, which are known to inhibit immune responses.

were seeded at 1 × 10 4 cells per cm 2 in six-well plates. Treatment with TNF-α (2.5, 5 or 10 ng/ml) or lipopolysaccharide (0.5, 1 or 5 μg/ml) treatment was carried out for 12 h to activate the HUVECs ...