Biophysical Journal 14: 99-118 (1974)
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Effects of Caffeine on Radiation-Induced Phenomena Associated with Cell-Cycle Traverse of Mammalian Cells

ABSTRACT

Caffeine induced a state of G₁ arrest when added to an exponentially growing culture of Chinese hamster cells (line CHO). In addition to its effect on cell-cycle traverse, caffeine ameliorated a number of the responses of cells to ionizing radiation. The duration of the division delay period following X-irradiation of caffeine-treated cells was reduced, and the magnitude of reduction was dependent on caffeine concentration. Cells irradiated during the DNA synthetic phase in the presence of caffeine were delayed less in their exit from S, measured autoradiographically, and the radiation-induced reduction of radioactive thymidine incorporation into DNA was lessened. Cells synchronized by isoleucine deprivation, while being generally less sensitive to the effects of ionizing radiation than mitotically synchronized cells, were equally responsive to the effects of caffeine. The X-ray-induced reduction of phosphorylation of lysine-rich histone F1 was less in caffeine-treated cells than in untreated cells. Finally, survival after irradiation was only slightly reduced in caffeine-treated cells. A possible role of cyclic AMP in cell-cycle traverse of irradiated cells is discussed.

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