title: Inhibition of B-16 melanoma growth in vivo by a synthetic analog of prostaglandin E2.
abstract: The effect of systemic administration of 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2-methyl ester (di-M-PGE2) on the growth of B-16 melanoma tumors has been studied in C57BL/6J mice. Daily i.p. injection of 5 mu of di-M-PGE2 commencing on the day of tumor inoculation with 10(5) and 10(6) viable cells delayed appearance of tumors; for the smaller tumor inoculum, it also increased median survival among treated mice from 23 to 33 days. Di-M-PGE2 treatment of mice with established tumors caused significant inhibition of tumor growth, as measured by a number of parameters including tumor diameters and volumes. At the time of sacrifice, di-M-PGE2-treated mice had tumors that were an average of 32% smaller (by weight), contained 60% fewer melanoma cells, and had higher concentrations of cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate and cyclic guanosine 3':5'-monophosphate (+225% and +100%, respectively).
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014185:Transplantation, Isogeneic
chemical_list: D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006152:Cyclic GMP