Suppressive role of diallyl trisulfide in the activated platelet-mediated hematogenous metastasis of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells

  • Authors:
    • Yuping Liu
    • Yang Zhao
    • Yingyu Wang
    • Pingting Zhu
    • Zhonghong Wei
    • Siliang Wang
    • Li Tao
    • Zhaoguo Liu
    • Hongyan Wu
    • Xiaobo Sheng
    • Yin Lu
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  • Published online on: April 19, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2953
  • Pages: 1516-1524
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Abstract

Accumulating evidence has indicated that garlic consumption may reduce the risk of developing several types of cancer, and extensive studies have revealed the effects of its bioactive component, diallyl trisulfide (DATS), on the proliferation and apoptosis of tumor cells. The present study was undertaken to examine whether DATS affects hematogenous metastasis. In view of the dynamic crosstalk interplayed by tumor cells and platelets in hematogenous metastasis, we attempted to demonstrate the role of DATS in the metastatic behavior of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells, which were co-incubated with activated platelets. Indeed, our data indicated that DATS significantly blocked platelet activation and aggregation induced by platelet-activating factor (PAF), and decreased the production of thromboxane B2 (TXB2). It was also found that DATS suppressed the migration and invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells in the presence of platelets activated by PAF in vitro in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, our results revealed thaat the release of activated TGF-β1 in the platelet-tumor cell system was markedly attenuated by DATS. Therefore, our findings strongly suggest that the diverse pharmacological activities of DATS are at least partially reflected by the interruption of the activated platelets-mediated metastasis of breast cancer cells.

Introduction

Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality (1). The regulation of metastasis by tumor cells does not occur autonomously, but it instead involves a dynamic crosstalk between tumor cells and host cells, which is increasingly recognized as a key indicator of malignant progression (2). There is a substantial amount of data and information available support the hypothesis that platelets play a critical role in promoting hematogenous tumor metastasis. The link between platelets and cancer progression was first proposed in the mid-19th century by Trousseau, who diagnosed himself and his patients with excessive blood clotting caused by an occult carcinoma that led to the inflammation of blood vessels (3). There are long-term clinical data to indicate that the platelet count and blood hypercoagulable state may be important prognostic factors in many types of cancer, including breast cancer (4), cervical carcinoma (5,6) and lung cancer (7). In the circulation, platelets released from megakaryocytes bind to circulating tumor cells, forming platelet-cell microemboli. This type of microemboli has been shown to enhance tumor cell migration and motility, allow tumor cells to evade immune cell monitoring and blood flow shear destruction and promote angiogenesis (8).

Among the multitude of different signaling molecules found in the blood, transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is known to aggregate metastasis by promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the invasiveness of primary carcinomas (9). TGF-β1, an ubiquitous cytokine, induces cancer cells to proliferate and promotes them to form an invasive phenotype (10,11). TGF-β ligands are secreted from cells in three isoforms (TGF-β1, TGF-β2, TGF-β3), with the latency associated protein (LAP), which makes these isoforms inactive. This latent TGF-β complex contains another protein known as the latent binding protein, which assists in the extracellular localization of the latent complex. TGF-β1 is activated in vivo by the proteolytic cleavage of LAP at a low pH or from interactions with other proteins, such as thrombospondins and αvβ6 integrin (12). Active TGF-β1 is released as a dimer and is involved in numerous regulatory activities that influence development, tissue repair, immune defense, inflammation and tumorigenesis (13). Released TGF-β1 binds to the TGFβRI/II complex and the Smad signaling pathway is activated by the phosphorylation and activation of downstream pathways, including mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) (14), nuclear factor (NF)-κB (15) and Rho-GTPase (16), which regulate tumor extracellular matrix remodeling, inflammatory responses and angiogenesis that promote tumor metastasis (17,18). Clinical data have indicated that patients with various types of cancer, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer and gastric cancer have elevated blood levels of TGF-β1, and its local expression level has been shown to positively correlate with tumor size, histological grade and the number of metastases (1922). The development of therapies that target platelet-mediated TGF-β1 in the tumor microenvironment may provide promising treatments for preventing tumor metastasis.

Chemicals in the diet are increasingly being recognized as essential factors for cancer chemoprevention and treatment (23). The identification of new drugs from plants has a long and successful history. In particular, traditional Chinese medicine has been widely used for thousands of years to promote blood circulation for inhibiting tumor metastasis (24). Diallyl trisulfide (DATS) is a fat-soluble compound that is the major biological component of garlic - a commonly used remedy to promote blood circulation (25). It can be isolated, purified and obtained by chemical synthesis. Clinical studies have indicated that garlic has a strong effect on the coagulation system and can significantly inhibit the induction of platelet activation and aggregation by regulating a variety of active agents, including thrombin, adenosine diphosphate (ADP), platelet-activating factor (PAF) and collagen (2628). Moreover, the use of garlic as a chemopreventive agent has gained interest in the field of cancer prevention and treatment (29,30). Currently, studies on the antitumor activity of garlic have focused on the inhibition of tumor proliferation, blocking the cell cycle and inducing apoptosis; however, there have been relatively fewer investigations carried out into its role in tumor metastasis (3134). Despite this situation, there are some preclinical studies that have indeed demonstrated that animals administered garlic have exhibited reduced rates of metastasis (3537).

In this study, we examined the effects of DATS on activated platelet-induced tumor metastasis in vitro. Our data indicates that DATS suppresses breast cancer cells migration and invasion by inhibiting the release of TGF-β1 in the platelet-tumor cell system.

Materials and methods

Chemicals and reagents

DATS/DADS/DAS (Helin Co., Ltd., China) was isolated from garlic extract (Helin Co., Ltd.) with the purity of 97% as determined by HPLC. It was dissolved at a concentration of 1 M in 100% DMSO as a stock solution, stored at −20°C, and diluted with culture medium before each experiment to a final DMSO concentration of 0.1%. IL-15 medium (Gibco, Invitrogen Life Technologies, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, USA) was supplemented with 2% penicillin/streptomycin. Heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS) was obtained from Sijiqing Biotech Co., Ltd. (Hanzhou, China). Human platelets were purchased from Blood Center of Jiangsu, China. Thromboxane B2 (TXB2) and 6-keto-PGF1α radioimmunoassay (RIA) kits were purchased from Beijing North Institute of Biological Technology (Beijing, China). Transwell filter discs (8 µm) for migration assay by Corning were from Fisher Scientific (Nepean, ON, Canada). Rat tail collagen was prepared by the Galenical Pharmacy Institute of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China. Recombinant human TGF-β1 protein was from PeproTech (Princeton, NJ, USA) and human TGF-β1 neutralizing antibody was from R&D Systems (Minneapolis, MN, USA).

Cell culture

The MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell line was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC; Rockville, MD, USA) and was grown to a monolayer culture in IL-15 medium supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated FBS, penicillin/streptomycin at 37°C with 5% CO2. The cells were not used >15 to 20 passages after the initiation of culture.

Blood collection

Freshly drawn venous blood from healthy volunteers was collected into 130 mM aqueous trisodium citrate anticoagulant solution (9:1). The donors claimed to not have taken drugs known to interfere with platelet functions during 2 weeks prior to blood collection and gave their informed consent. This study was approved by the Ethics Commitee of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. Citrated blood samples were centrifuged at 150 rpm for 15 min to obtain platelet-rich plasma, followed by a second centrifugation at 1,500 rpm for 15 min to obtain platelet-poor plasma (used as a blank value).

Platelet aggregation assay

Dissolved DATS was prepared using a stock solution of 10 µM DATS with PBS. In the next step, 50 µl of the stock solution were incubated with 450 µl of platelet-rich plasma for 5 min. Platelet aggregation was then measured in a four-channel aggregometer (Chrono-Log Corporation, Havertown, PA,USA) using the turbidimetric method according to the manufacturer's instructions. Follwoing 5 min of pre-incubation at 37°C, the platelets were stimulated by the addition of ADP (10 µmol/l), PAF (5 nmol/l) or thrombin (0.1 U). The extent of platelet aggregation was determined by the area under the aggregation curve from 0 to 5 min following exposure to the stimulants, the platelet aggregation rate was expressed as a percentage of the area value, and the full platelet aggregation was always expressed as 100%. Due to the fact that DATS exerts a significant inhibitory effect on PAF-induced platelet aggregation, we therefore investigated the concentration-response curve of DATS from 0.01 to 10 µM.

RIA

The washed platelets (3.0×108/ml), pre-incubated with DATS at 37°C for 30 min, were treated with PAF (5 nmol/l) for 5 min at 37°C. Incubation was terminated by the addition of 50 µM indomethacin and 2 mM EDTA, the mixture was centrifuged at 14,000 × g for 2 min at 4°C and the TXB2 and 6-keto-PGF1α contents of samples were determined using the [125I]TXB2 and [125I]6-keto-PGF1α RIA kits.

TGF-β1 ELISA

TGF-β1 levels were detected in the conditioned medium from tissue culture (40 h), washed platelets or platelet-rich plasma using the Quantikine TGF-β1 immunoassay kit (R&D Systems) following the manufacturer's instructions.

Westen blot analysis

Whole-cell lysates were prepared with RIPA buffer containing protease and phosphatase inhibitors. Nuclear and cytoplasmic cell extracts were prepared using the NE-PER Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Extraction kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Rockford, IL, USA). Equal amounts of cell lysates (50 µg) were loaded on 8 or 10% SDS-PAGE and transferred onto PVDF membranes. After the membranes were blocked, they were incubated with monoclonal antibodies against p-Smad, Smad (1:1,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), GPADH (1:5,000; Bioworld Technology, Louis Park, MN, USA) followed by incubation with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated IgGs (1:10,000; Bioworld Technology). Target proteins were developed with an ECL detection agent (Millipore, Braunschweig, Germany) and visualized with the ChemiDoc XRS system (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA).

Wound healing mobility assay

The MDA-MB-231 cells (5×105) were seeded into a 6-well plate and allowed to grow to a confluent monolayer in complete medium. The medium was replaced with serum-free medium containing 1×107 platelets treated with PAF (5 nmol/l) for 1 h at 37°C. The monolayers were disrupted (i.e., wounded) with P200 micropipette tips and any cellular debris present was removed by washing with sterile PBS.

Cell monolayers were then incubated with the medium containing various concentrations of DATS for 24 h at 37°C. Images of the exact wound areas were acquired using an inverted microscope (Zeiss, Jena, Germany) and the number of cells in the scraped zone of each well was counted at the indicated time points using an inverted microscope (Zeiss) (0 and 24 h after scraping). The number of cells in the scraped zone of each well was counted 3 times and the counts were averaged.

Boyden chamber migration assay

Cell motility was tested in a Transwell Boyden chamber (Corning Costar, Cambridge, MA, USA) using a polycarbonate filter (8 µm pores). The MDA-MB-231 cells (3×105) resuspended in 90 µl IL-15 medium medium containing various concentrations of DATS were carefully transferred into the upper chamber. The lower chamber was filled with 600 µl 10% FBS medium containing 3×107 PAF-activated platelets to attract cells in the upper chamber. The Transwell Boyden chamber was then incubated at 37°C for 6 h. After the gentle remo val of the filter from the chamber, the cells on the upper side of the filter were removed by wiping with a cotton swab. The filter was fixed with 5% glutaraldehyde at 40°C for 10 min and stained with 0.1% crystal violet stain solution (c0121; Beyotime, Shanghai, China). The cells on the lower surface of the filter, which penetrated the pore of the filter, were fixed onto a glass slide. Cells in 5 randomly selected microscopic fields (using an inverted microscope; Zeiss) (magnification, ×400) of the lower surface were counted. This experiment was performed independently 3 times.

Collagen invasion assay

In vitro invasion assay was performed under the same conditions as the Transwell chamber motility assay except that the upper surface of the filter was coated with rat tail collagen. Rat tail collagen was maintained in a stock solution of 5 mg/ml and stored at -20°C. The rat tail collagen was mixed with 10× IL-15 medium and 1 M NaOH at a ratio of 1.37:0.22:0.1 at 40°C. A total of 70 µl of the complex was then added to the upper chamber and incubated at 37°C for 30 min. An additional 100 µl of IL-15 medium was added to the surface of the collagen and was incubated at 37°C for a further 30 min, after which the medium was removed. The MDA-MB-231 cells (3×105) in 90 µl medium treated with various concentrations of DATS were carefully transferred onto the collagen in the upper chambers. The lower chamber was filled with 600 µl medium supplemented with 10% FBS to attract cells in the upper chamber. Following 24 h of incubation at 37°C, the filter of the chamber was gently removed and the cells on the upper side of the filter were wiped. The filter was then fixed with 5% glutaraldehyde at 4°C for 10 min and stained with 0.1% crystal violet staining solution. The stained cells were counted in 5 randomly selected microscopic fields (magnification, ×400). This experiment was performed independently 3 times.

Statistical analysis

The results were analyzed using a two-tailed Student's t-test using SPSS 11.0 software (Aspire Software International, Leesburg, VA, USA) and thye results were considered significant between two samples at a value of P<0.05.

Results

TGF-β1 is critical for activated platelet-induced metastasis in vitro

To examine the effects of activated platelets on tumor cell migration and invasion, we used PAF as a platelet agonist. The MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells were incubated with activated platelets for 24 h and the levels of TGF-β1 in the platelet-tumor cell system were measured by ELISA. The results revealed that the activated platelets rather than PAF or resting platelets (RP) promoted the release of TGF-β1 in MDA-MB-231 cells (Fig. 1A and B). Moreover, the activated platelets induced the horizontal (Fig. 1C) and vertical migration (Fig. 1D and E) and invasion (Fig. 1F and G) of MDA-MB-231 cells, all of which were attenuated in the presence of the TGF-β1 neutralizing antibody. These results indicate that only activated platelets have the potential to trigger the malignant biological behaviors of tumor cells and the release of TGF-β1 plays an essential role in facilitating these malignant behaviors in the platelet-tumor cell system.

Release of TGF-β1 in the activated platelet-tumor cell system is decreased by DATS

The number of sulfur atoms in allyl-sulfides is an important factor to determine the chemical and biological activities of garlic-derived organosulfides. As shown in Fig. 2A, DATS has more sulfur atoms compared with diallyl sulfide (DAS) and diallyl disulfide (DADS). In Fig. 1B, we demonstrated that MDA-MB-231 cells exposed to activated platelets stimulated by PAF secreted increased pro-metastatic factor TGF-β1. To this end, various concentrations of DATS (0–20 µM) and 10 µM DADS/DAS were added to the activated platelet-tumor cell system and incubated for 24 h at 37°C. It was found that DATS attenuated the activated TGF-β1 level in the cell culture supernatant in a dose-dependent manner. However, 10 µM DADS/DAS had no obvious effect on the release of TGF-β1 (Fig. 2B).

Figure 2

Effects of garlic organic sulfides (OSCs) on the platelet-tumor cell system. (A) Structure of garlic liposolubility OSCs (DAS/DADS/DATS). (B) Concentration of activated transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) measured by ELISA in the conditioned medium of MDA-MB-231 cells incubated with activated platelets treated by different concentrations of DATS (0–20 µM) and 10 µM DAS/DADS. *P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001. ns, not significant. (C) Vertical migration of MDA-MB-231 cells. Monolayers of the cells incubated with platelet-activating factor (PAF)-activated platelets were scraped and treated with DATS (10 µM) and recombinant human TGF-β1 (20 ng/ml), the cells in the denuded zone were photographed after indicated times (0 and 24 h). (D) MDA-MB-231 cell vertical migration was determined by measuring the ability of cells to pass through the filters. The cells incubated with 3×107 PAF-activated platelets were cultured in the upper well. Indicated concentrations of DATS and recombinant human TGF-β1 (20 ng/ml) were put in the upper wells and medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) was added into the lower wells. (E) MDA-MB-231 cell invasion with different treatments. The cells incubated with 3×107 PAF-activated platelets were plated in the upper well of Transwell Boyden chamber covered by rat tail collagen, indicated concentrations of DATS and recombinant human TGF-β1 (20 ng/ml) were placed in the upper wells and medium containing 10% FBS was added into the lower wells. (F) Quantification of the migration and invasion of (D and E) MDA-MB-231 cells. *P<0.05. (G) Western blot analysis of MDA-MB-231 cells for p-smad and total smad in the presence of different treatments. ns, not significant; AP, activated platelets.

DATS inhibits the activated platelet-induced migration and invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells by reducing the release of TGF-β1

Since the level of TGF-β1 was decreased following treatment with DATS, we hypothesized that the MDA-MB-231 cells stimulated with the activated platelets would yield a net decrease in metastatic potential when treated with DATS. Indeed, we found that 10 µM DATS inhibited the horizontal (Fig. 2C) and vertical migration (Fig. 2D) and invasion (Fig. 2E) of MDA-MB-231 cells induced by activated platelets using wound healing and Transwell Boyden chamber assays. Furthermore, the addition of exogenous rTGF-β1 resulted in a reversed effect on the inhibition by DATS (Fig. 2C–F). Of note, it was shown that 10 µM DATS also suppressed the phosphorylation of Smad, a pivotal molecule of EMT that is closely associated with metastasis, induced by activated platelets and 10 ng/ml rTGF-β1 reversed this effect (Fig. 2G).

DATS exerts an inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation and activation

To determine whether DATS influences platelet function in the blood circulatory system, the platelets were incubated with various concentrations of DATS while being stirred. DATS inhibited platelet aggregation in a dose-dependent manner. Treatments of the cells with 5 and 10 µM DATS with the platelets for 10 min decreased platelet aggregation by 55 and 65% (Fig. 3A and B), respectively.

Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and prostacyclin I2 (PGI2) are two metabolites that are associated with platelet activation. An RIA kit was used to examine the effects of DATS on the levels of TXA2 (measured as TXB2), PGI2 (as 6-keto-PGF1α) and the thrombogenic ratio (TXB2/6-keto-PGF1α) of platelet excreta in human platelets activated by PAF. Significant changes in the levels of TXB2 and 6-keto-PGF1α and the TXB2/6-keto-PGF1α ratio were observed in the presence of DATS. DATS significantly reduced the level of TXB2, and increased the level of 6-keto-PGF1α in a dose-dependent manner, leading to a marked decrease in the TXB2/6-keto-PGF1α ratio (Fig. 3C–E).

Discussion

Metastasis is a complex multi-step process involving tumor cell migration and invasion. Accumulating evidence has indicated that hematogenous metastasis is facilitated by tumor cell-platelet emboli formation, and the platelet-tumor cell interaction is considered to be crucial for the process of tumor metastasis (3840). In addition, it is commonly accepted that blood stasis is highly associated with the progression of tumor metastasis (41). Blood coagulation and tumor malignant biological behaviors interact bidirectionally, by which tumor burden is aggregated to supply more procoagulants and in turn act as strong promoters of cancer growth and spread (4244).

To enhance the understanding of breast cancer cell metastasis and the role of platelets therein, we established a model in which the malignant biological behaviors of MDA-MB-231 cells can be induced by PAF-activated platelets. In this model, we detected the interaction between platelets and tumor cells and investigated the key factors that mediate tumor cell migration and invasion in a tumor cell-activated platelet system. Various signaling molecules, including TGF-β, P-selectin, VEGF and angiopoietin that are abundant in platelets, play important roles in modulating tumor cell motility (4547). In this study, it was found that the release of TGF-β1 was markedly increased in the activated platelet-tumor cell system. More importantly, our data indicated that the blockage of TGF-β1 resulted in a significant reductions in the malignant biological behaviors of MDA-MB-231 cells. We therefore revealed the fact that TGF-β1 is likely to be the critical molecule that mediates the bidirectional interactions between tumor cells and platelets. Given the central role of TGF-β1 in the EMT process, we speculate that the downstream signaling of TGF-β1, including the pivotal transcriptional factors Snail and Twist may be influenced accordingly and the balance of N-cadherin and E-cadherin is inclined to be the former in the platelet-tumor cell system. Collectively, the development of new drugs that not only inhibit the aggregation and activation of platelets, blocking the formation of thrombus, but also suppressing the metastasis of tumor cells is likely to become a novel and potent strategy of anticancer investigation.

Epidemiological and experimental studies have provided evidence in support of the association between garlic intake and reduced cancer risk (29,48). Studies over the past decade have also shown that garlic has a specific activity in treating cardiovascular diseases (49), and the effect correlates with the inhibition of platelet activation in the circulatory system (50). We thus attempted to elucidate the effects of a series of garlic organic sulfides (DAS/DADS/DATS) on the activated platelet-induced metastasis of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. DATS is a lipo-soluble compound from garlic extract with the most sulfur atoms and has been proven to be the most effective compound among these garlic organic sulfides. Our results revealed that DATS rather than the other two organic sulfides decreased the release of TGF-β1 at 10 µM in the platelet-tumor cell system. We postulated that the sulfur atoms may be the critical functional group for the antitumor effects of garlic organic sulfides, which still requires further confirmation. Of note, a potential study to address the effect of sulfur atom in tumor progress and platelet activities can be proposed by synthesizing compounds composed of different numbers of sulfur atoms. The effects of these compounds on an array of tumor malignant biological behaviors, including proliferation, migration and invasion can be evaluated in the presence of activated platelets.

As a lipophilic compound extracted from garlic, DATS has been shown to be a novel anticancer agent. Numerous studies have indicated that DATS has strong anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities in many cell lines (5153). DATS-rich garlic oil benefits blood anti-coagulation factors and further prevents the development of thrombus. DATS also exhibited the greatest inhibitory effect on ADP-induced platelet aggregation compared to the other two organic sulfides in our study. Of note, the P2Y12 receptor, activated by ADP, exerts great influence on platelet activation by inducing a number of intracellular signaling events downstream of the Gi pathway that contribute to fibrinogen receptor activation. Given the inhibition of ADP-induced platelet aggregation by DATS, it is reasonable to detect P2Y12-mediated downstream signaling in the future. Moreover, since thrombin-induced platelet activation involves the cleavage of protease-activated receptors (PARs) 1 and 4, it may be also worthwhile examining whether DATS can regulate PAR signaling pathways, which may provide us with more detailed indications of the DATS-mediated inhibitory effect on platelet activation. Notably, the present study demonstrateed that 10 µM is an effective dose for DATS, which is consistent with previous studies (5456). The results of dose-response experiments of DATS on platelet activation and aggregation (data not shown) also confirmed the effective consumption of garlic to show the impact on platelets.

Collectively, our study has indicated that DATS can act both on platelets and tumor cells, and it exerts great influence on platelet activities, including reducing platelet activation and aggregation induced by PAF. It also plays a significant role in diminishing the release of TGF-β1 from tumor cells, which can be recognized as the critical step for tumor hematogenous metastasis (Fig. 4). This observation is of great importance due to the fact that tumor progression and platelet aggregation form a vicious circle in the process of their interactions. They produce synergistic malignant effects in hematogenous metastasis, which incurs increased difficulties in the treatment of cancer. To this end, DATS acts as a potent compound that targets both tumor cells and platelet activation and aggregation, which to a certain extent indicates an effective method with which to prevent tumor progression and limit the interactions between tumor cells and platelets. Taken together, our study provides definitive evidence that DATS plays a pivotal role in decreasing platelet activities and reveals a novel mechanism of this garlic ingredient in inhibiting tumor hematogenous metastasis.

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 81173174 and 81202655), National Key Technology Research and Development Program (no. 2008BAI51B02), Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (no. 20113237110008), Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2014M551639), Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (1401138C), Doctoral Innovation Project of Jiangsu Province (KYLX_0977) and Jiangsu College Graduate Research and Innovation Projects (no. KYLX_0977; CXZZ13_0627). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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Liu Y, Zhao Y, Wang Y, Zhu P, Wei Z, Wang S, Tao L, Liu Z, Wu H, Sheng X, Sheng X, et al: Suppressive role of diallyl trisulfide in the activated platelet-mediated hematogenous metastasis of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. Int J Mol Med 39: 1516-1524, 2017.
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Liu, Y., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., Zhu, P., Wei, Z., Wang, S. ... Lu, Y. (2017). Suppressive role of diallyl trisulfide in the activated platelet-mediated hematogenous metastasis of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 39, 1516-1524. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2953
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Liu, Y., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., Zhu, P., Wei, Z., Wang, S., Tao, L., Liu, Z., Wu, H., Sheng, X., Lu, Y."Suppressive role of diallyl trisulfide in the activated platelet-mediated hematogenous metastasis of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 39.6 (2017): 1516-1524.
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Liu, Y., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., Zhu, P., Wei, Z., Wang, S., Tao, L., Liu, Z., Wu, H., Sheng, X., Lu, Y."Suppressive role of diallyl trisulfide in the activated platelet-mediated hematogenous metastasis of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 39, no. 6 (2017): 1516-1524. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.2953