2025 Fall
International Convention of PSK

D+7
October 22-24, 2025

Abstracts

P7-2

LS extract suppresses platelet activation-induced migration and invasion of colorectal cancer cells

  • Shin-Hyung Park*1, Jae-Hoon Jeong1
  • 1Department of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-eui University, Busan, 47227, Korea

Platelets critically contribute to cancer metastasis by promoting angiogenesis, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, extracellular matrix remodeling, and immune evasion. This study examined the effect of LS extract (LSE), a traditional herbal medicine for activating blood circulation and removing stasis, on platelet activation–driven migration and invasion of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. LSE markedly suppressed MC38 cell-induced platelet activation and aggregation, as evidenced by reduced ATP release and decreased adhesion to tumor cells. Platelet co-culture significantly enhanced migration and invasion of MC38 cells, confirming the role of platelet activation in CRC metastasis, but these effects were dose-dependently attenuated by LSE. Moreover, elevated transforming growth factor (TGF)-β release in conditioned medium (CM) from MC38–platelet co-culture compared with MC38 mono-culture CM was reduced by LSE. Consistently, phosphorylation of SMAD2/3, a central mediator of TGF-β signaling, was increased by co-culture and significantly inhibited by LSE. Collectively, these findings indicate that LSE suppresses platelet activation and thereby attenuates platelet-driven metastatic behavior of CRC cells through modulation of TGF-β signaling. This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (RS-2025-02215233).


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