Elevation of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate in established mamalian cell strains by Hypaque (sodium diatrizoate).

Hypaque (sodium diatrizoate), when added to cells growing in culture (two HeLa S3 strains, rat glioblastoma C6 and mouse lymphoma L5178Y), increased the intracellular level of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate. A transient elevation of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate was also observed when L5178Y cells were subjected to a procedure recommended for separation of lymphocytes from peripheral blood. The effect of Hypaque did not appear to be related to the increase in osmolality of the medium.