In vivo 4T1 solid tumor treatment. (A) Images of 4T1 tumors harvested from BALB/c mice after treatment with PBS, LMWH, free GEM, GTT or GLT, respectively, by intravenous injection. (B) Tumor volume changes in 4T1 tumor-bearing BALB/c mice during the therapies (means ± SD, n = 6; ∗P<0.05,∗∗P<0.01 and ∗∗∗P<0.001). (C) Weights of the harvested 4T1 tumors (means ± SD, n = 6; ∗P<0.05,∗∗P<0.01 and ∗∗∗P<0.001). (D) Expression of MMP-9 in 4T1 tumors tested by Western blot assay. (E) Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) assays for 4T1 tumors (the scale bar represents 100 μm) and immunohistochemical analysis of MMP-9 staining for 4T1 tumors (the scale bar represents 25 μm). The secreted MMP-9 was stained violet and indicated by black arrows.