title: Influence of theophylline on concentrations of cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate and cyclic 3',5'-guanosine monophosphate of rat brain.
abstract: The influence of theophylline (2.5--100 mg/kg p.o.) on cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic 3',5'-guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) in brain of Sprague-Dawley rats (0.5--3.0 hr after administration of theophylline) was investigated. It was found that theophylline increases cAMP and cGMP levels when administered in a dose of 25 mg/kg or higher. A significant decrease of cGMP level was observed after administration of 10 mg/kg. The results of this study suggest that the influence of theophylline on cyclic nucleotide levels of rat brain is the result of two factors: (a) inhibitory properties of theophylline on cAMP and cGMP phosphodiesterases and (b) competition of theophylline with adenosine.
mesh_terms: D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D051381:Rats; D013806:Theophylline / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013806:Theophylline; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases; D006152:Cyclic GMP