Figure 8

Denatured platelets do not alter protein levels or bring about a phenotypic change in ovarian cancer cells. A. Representative Western blots of SKOV3 and UCI101 cells co-cultured during 24 hours with either vehicle, platelets (150,000/μL) or platelets heated to 95°C for 5 minutes prior to addition. B. Representative light microscope images (20X) of primary cultured cancer cells (patient 13) co-cultured for 12 hours with either vehicle, platelets (150,000/μL) or platelets heated to 95°C for 5 minutes prior to addition to culture medium.