Dietary sources, health benefits, and risks of caffeine

A Saimaiti, DD Zhou, J Li, RG **ong… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Dietary intake of caffeine has significantly increased in recent years, and beneficial and
harmful effects of caffeine have been extensively studied. This paper reviews antioxidant …

Caffeine for Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease: Is the A2A Adenosine Receptor Its Target?

S Merighi, A Travagli, M Nigro, S Pasquini, M Cappello… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent kind of dementia with roughly 135 million
cases expected in the world by 2050. Unfortunately, current medications for the treatment of …

Balancing G protein selectivity and efficacy in the adenosine A2A receptor

LP Picard, A Orazietti, DP Tran, A Tucs… - Nature chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
The adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) engages several G proteins, notably Go and its
cognate Gs protein. This coupling promiscuity is facilitated by a dynamic ensemble, revealed …

A2A Adenosine Receptor Antagonists in Neurodegenerative Diseases

S Merighi, PA Borea, K Varani… - Current medicinal …, 2022 - benthamdirect.com
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia worldwide,
with approximately 6 million cases reported in America in 2020. The clinical signs of AD …

An Expanded Narrative Review of Neurotransmitters on Alzheimer's Disease: The Role of Therapeutic Interventions on Neurotransmission

E Akyuz, A Arulsamy, FS Aslan, B Sarisözen… - Molecular …, 2025 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. The accumulation of
amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles are the key players responsible for …

Pathophysiological Role and Medicinal Chemistry of A2A Adenosine Receptor Antagonists in Alzheimer's Disease

S Merighi, PA Borea, K Varani, F Vincenzi, A Travagli… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The A2A adenosine receptor is a protein belonging to a family of four GPCR adenosine
receptors. It is involved in the regulation of several pathophysiological conditions in both the …

Therapeutic strategies aimed at improving neuroplasticity in Alzheimer disease

MF Colavitta, FJ Barrantes - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia among elderly people.
Owing to its varied and multicausal etiopathology, intervention strategies have been highly …

Blockade of adenosine A2A receptors reverses early spatial memory defects in the APP/PS1 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease by promoting synaptic plasticity of …

Q Ji, Y Yang, Y **ong, YJ Zhang, J Jiang… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2023 - Springer
Background The over-activation of adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) is closely implicated in
cognitive impairments of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Growing evidence shows that A2AR …

A2A Adenosine Receptor: A Possible Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease by Regulating NLRP3 Inflammasome Activity?

S Merighi, M Nigro, A Travagli, S Pasquini… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The A2A adenosine receptor, a member of the P1 purinergic receptor family, plays a crucial
role in the pathophysiology of different neurodegenerative illnesses, including Alzheimer's …

[HTML][HTML] Caffeine: A Multifunctional Efficacious Molecule with Diverse Health Implications and Emerging Delivery Systems

X Song, M Singh, KE Lee, R Vinayagam… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Natural caffeine is found in many plants, including coffee beans, cacao beans, and tea
leaves. Around the world, many beverages, including coffee, tea, energy drinks, and some …