To communicate with platelets and start the process of cancer spread, ovarian cancer cells are able to break the barriers of blood vessels and let platelets inside the tumor environment, according to a study that used microfluidic organ-in-a-chip technology. Atorvastatin, a medication belonging to cholesterol-lowering statins, is able to maintain blood vessel integrity and prevent this interaction between cancer cells and platelets, potentially preventing cancer growth. The study, “OvCa-Chip microsystem recreates vascular endothelium–mediated platelet extravasation…
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