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Título del libro: Advances In Medicine And Biology
Título del capítulo: Coffee and caffeine respiratory health benefits: A review

Autores UNAM:
MARIA EUGENIA BETINA SOMMER CERVANTES; LUIS MANUEL MONTAÑO RAMIREZ; EDGAR FLORES SOTO; GEORGINA GONZALEZ AVILA; HECTOR SOLIS CHAGOYAN;
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Año de publicación:
2021
Palabras clave:

Adenosine receptors antagonism; Bronchodilatation; Caffeine


Resumen:

Because of its benefic effects on alertness, mood and sense of wellbeing, caffeine in its many presentations, is widely consumed. This alkaloid is mainly contained in coffee plants (Coffea spp.), particularly in the seeds known as coffee beans. Caffeine is also naturally present in guarana fruit, mate tea, etc.; when artificially synthesized it is used in beverages, foods, weight loss supplements, over the counter preparations against flu symptoms, etc. Besides its well-recognized consequences on the central nervous system, coffee consumption has also been associated to an improvement in lung function, even though such upgrading could not be undoubtedly related to the caffeine content of the consumed coffee or to other compounds in the brew. In this regard, a study using eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation, established that FEV1 after exercise was about 10 percent greater when 10 mg/kg of caffeine were consumed. Conceivably, caffeine benefits in respiratory function seen in people with exercise-induced bronchoconstriction ought to be explored further. In contrast, caffeine-containing products used by asthmatics as self-treatment seem to increase illness severity, probably because conventional asthma medication intake deferral, interruption or avoidance. As this was not a clinical trial, effect or causality of caffeine association to worse asthma control could not be proven. Seemingly, caffeine capabilities have not been thoroughly understood. Therefore, the aim of the present review was to analyze available data regarding its effects on airways and lung function and to discuss how effects in vitro and in vivo might be due to divergent pathways. © 2021 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.


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