Figure 7

Platelets modify MIC marker and TF levels of primary cultured cancer cells extracted from the ascites of ovarian cancer patients. A: mRNA levels of MICs markers and TF over control of 8 patient samples cultured with or without platelets for 6 hours. Data is represented as the log of the mean in respect to control. B: Western blot analysis of N-Cadherin, TF, Twist, Slug and Snail in primary cultures treated with or without platelets during 12 hours. Protein yields were not sufficient to analyze all proteins in the primary cultures.