fell short of significancep < 0.05
In parallel, both TNF-α and MCP-1 levels were elevated by 2-fold in the plasma, though the change in MCP-1 fell short of significance (TNF-α: Control = 40.3 ± 7.3, UFP = 95.2 ± 23.1 pg/mL, n = 7, p < 0.05; MCP-1: Control = 334.2 ± 33.3, UFP = 653.7 ± 160.9 pg/mL, n = 7, p = 0.08) ( Fig. 4A,B ).