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  • Title: Enhancement of host cell reactivation of ultraviolet-irradiated Herpes simplex virus by caffeine, hydroxyurea and 5-bromodeoxyuridine.
    Author: Fogel M, Yamanishi K, Rapp F.
    Journal: Int J Cancer; 1979 May 15; 23(5):657-62. PubMed ID: 222693.
    Abstract:
    Enhancement of host cell reactivation (HCR) of ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated herpes simplex virus (HSV) was demonstrated in cell cultures pretreated with caffeine, hydroxyurea, or 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdUrd). The effect of caffeine on HCR was shown to depend on the time of drug treatment with respect to infection. In cultures treated with caffeine during the course of virus replication, the infectivity of irradiated HSV was reduced about nine-fold, while cultures pretreated with the drug before infection showed an increase in infectivity. The extent of HCR enhancement depended on the time interval between treatment with caffeine and infection, drug concentration, and the UV irradiation dose to which HSV was exposed. Magnitude of enhancement of HCR by caffeine differed in various cell species. The results suggest that enhanced HCR of UV-irradiated HSV by DNA antimetabolities is associated with DNA repair activated in consequence of cell DNA damage.
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