Evidence for caffeine-sensitive damage in methylazoxymethanol acetate-treated L5178Y cells. |
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Authors: | K Shinohara H Matsudaira |
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Institution: | Division of Biology, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Anagawa, Chiba-shi, Chiba 280 Japan |
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Abstract: | The effects of methylazoxymethanol (MAM) acetate on colony survival, cell proliferation and DNA synthesis of murine lymphoma L5178Y cells are studied. Decreased sensitivity and immediate depression of cell proliferation and DNA synthesis were found in L5178Y cells in contrast to the reports on HeLa cells. Pre-labelling with 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR) did not enhance significantly the carcinogen-induced cell lethality. Post-treatment with caffeine greatly enhanced cell lethality and depression of cell proliferation. These effects of caffeine were diminished when the cells had passed through two generations following the MAM acetate treatment. Experiments with synchronized cells showed that the action of caffeine was located primarily in S phase following the MAM acetate-treatment. These results strongly suggest that in L5178Y cells, MAM acetate induces damage, which is repaired by a mechanism analogous to post-replication repair of UV light-induced damage. |
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Keywords: | BUdR 5-bromodeoxyuridine MAM methylazoxymethanol MNU N-methyl-N-nitrosourea TCA trichloroacetic acid TdR thymidine |
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