title: Study of the biological effects of theophylline on V79 cells: viability, membrane permeability, and metabolic cooperation.
abstract: The effect of theophylline, a specific inhibitor of phosphodiesterase, on gap junction-mediated intercellular communication between Chinese hamster V79 cells was examined. It was found that addition of theophylline to coculture of 6-thioguanine-resistant (TGr) and 6-thioguanine-sensitive (TGs) V79 cells significantly increased the recovery of TGr cells. This finding indicates an inhibition of metabolic cooperation of V79 cells by theophylline. Theophylline was tested at concentrations less than 0.3 mg/ml, which were neither cytotoxic (after short or continuous exposure) nor inhibited the synthesis of DNA, RNA, and proteins. At the tested concentrations, no change was found in the membrane permeability of cells. Theophylline did not increase the incorporation of glucose into the cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mutagenesis and Chemical Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gabelova
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Slamenova
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bohusova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000187:drug effects*; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism; D004351:Drug Resistance; D012313:RNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013806:Theophylline / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D013866:Thioguanine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D013806:Theophylline; D013866:Thioguanine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate