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Effect of caffeine on radiation-induced mitotic delay: delayed expression of G/sub 2/ arrest

Journal Article · · Radiat. Res.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3576199· OSTI ID:5211780
In the presence of 5 mM caffeine, irradiated (1.5 Gy) S and G/sub 2/ cells progressed to mitosis in register and without arrest in G/sub 2/. Caffeine (5 mM) markedly reduced mitotic delay even after radiation doses up to 20 Gy. When caffeine was removed from irradiated (1.5 Gy) and caffeine-treated cells, a period of G/sub 2/ arrest followed, similar in length to that produced by radiation alone. The arrest expressed was independent of the duration of the caffeine treatment for exposures up to 3 hr. The similarity of the response to the cited effects of caffeine on S-phase delay suggests a common basis for delay induction in S and G/sub 2/ phases.
Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
OSTI ID:
5211780
Journal Information:
Radiat. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Radiat. Res.; (United States) Vol. 97:1; ISSN RAREA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English