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The Effects of Caffeine on Blood Platelets and the Cardiovascular System through Adenosine Receptors.

International journal of molecular sciences
August 15, 2024
Kinga Marcinek et al. (3 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to examine caffeine's impact on the cardiovascular system, particularly its effects on blood platelets and adenosine receptor-mediated mechanisms.

Results Summary

The study found that caffeine may reduce cardiovascular disease risk and hypertension, with antiplatelet effects that vary by dose and duration of use. Chronic caffeine exposure may sensitize adenosine receptors, leading to anti-aggregatory effects and reduced calcium levels in platelets.

Population

Not specified (general human population implied).

Effective Dosage

Not specified.

Duration

Not specified.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (16)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
caffeine
decrease
cardiovascular system
-
-
thought to have a negative effect
#1
caffeine
increase
blood pressure
-
-
increasing
#2
habitual caffeine consumption
decrease
cardiovascular disease
-
-
may reduce the risk
#3
habitual caffeine consumption
decrease
hypertension
-
-
may reduce the risk
#4
caffeine
decrease
A1 adenosine receptors
-
-
inhibit
#5
caffeine
neutral
coronary blood flow
-
-
modulate
#6
caffeine
neutral
total peripheral resistance
-
-
modulate
#7
caffeine
neutral
diuresis
-
-
modulate
#8
caffeine
neutral
heart rate
-
-
modulate
#9
coffee
increase
antiplatelet activity
-
-
possesses
#10
caffeine
increase
platelet reactivity
-
-
may stimulate
#11
caffeine
decrease
platelet reactivity
-
-
may inhibit
#12
chronic exposure to caffeine
increase
adenosine receptors in platelets
-
-
may sensitize or upregulate
#13
chronic exposure to caffeine
increase
cAMP accumulation
-
-
causing increased
#14
chronic exposure to caffeine
increase
anti-aggregatory effects
-
-
causing
#15
chronic exposure to caffeine
decrease
calcium levels elicited by AR agonists
-
-
decrease
#16
Abstract

Caffeine is the most popular and widely consumed behaviourally active substance in the world. This review describes the influence of caffeine on the cardiovascular system, with a special focus on blood platelets. For many years, caffeine was thought to have a negative effect on the cardiovascular system mainly due to increasing blood pressure. However, more recent data suggest that habitual caffeine consumption may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension. This could be a significant finding as cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Caffeine is known to inhibit A1 adenosine receptors, through which it is believed to modulate inter alia coronary blood flow, total peripheral resistance, diuresis, and heart rate. It has been shown that coffee possesses antiplatelet activity, but depending on the dose and the term of its use, caffeine may stimulate or inhibit platelet reactivity. Also, chronic exposure to caffeine may sensitize or upregulate the adenosine receptors in platelets causing increased cAMP accumulation and anti-aggregatory effects and decrease calcium levels elicited by AR agonists. The search for new, selective, and safe AR agonists is one of the new strategies for improving antiplatelet therapy involving targeting multiple pathways of platelet activation. Therefore, this review examines the AR-dependent impact of caffeine on blood platelets in the presence of adenosine receptor agonists.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansCaffeineBlood PlateletsReceptors, Purinergic P1AnimalsCardiovascular SystemCardiovascular DiseasesPlatelet Activation
Study Links
Quality Scores
Safety75
Efficacy80/10
Quality85/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations3
Citations/Year3.0
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score1.44
Normalized Score0.79
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