title: Dexamethasone and zinc in combination inhibit the anchorage-independent growth of S-91 Cloudman murine melanoma.
abstract: Zinc inhibited the colony formation of Cloudman S-91 murine melanoma cells in a dose dependent manner with an ID50 of 3.4 ug/ml. Total inhibition of the melanoma colony-forming units occurred at a zinc concentration of 4.42 ug/ml. In the presence of dexamethasone the ID50 for zinc inhibition was reduced by 49% and total inhibition of anchorage-independent growth occurred at the achievable in vivo zinc concentration of 3.0 ug/ml. Dexamethasone and zinc in combination effected a greater than additive inhibition of the murine melanoma colony-forming units. Statistical evaluation of these results showed that zinc and dexamethasone interacted synergistically to inhibit the formation of murine melanoma colonies.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D015032:Zinc / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D015032:Zinc