Fig. 1.

Effects of APOC3 on the secretion of TNF-α in HUVECs. Blank: Untreated HUVECS; APOC3: HUVECs that were incubated with APOC3 (100 μg/ml) for 24 h; APOC3 + siTNF-α: HUVECs that were transfected with TNF-α siRNA before they were incubated with APOC3 (100 μg/ml) for 24 h; APOC3 + siNC: HUVECs that were transfected with blank siRNA before they were incubated with APOC3 (100 μg/ml) for 24 h. Each bar represents the mean ± SE of 3 independent experiments. ** P < 0.01 indicates a significant difference compared to the untreated HUVECs