a decreasing trendp>0.05
RT-qPCR analysis revealed that CXCL-8 mRNA expression was significantly downregulated in Ninj1-silenced HUVECs compared to control cells (p=0.016), while TNFAIP3 and CXCL-1 mRNA levels showed a decreasing trend without statistical significance (p>0.05) ( Figures 4A–C ).