ArticleScientific reports2016
In Utero Caffeine Exposure Induces Transgenerational Effects on the Adult Heart.
Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Coffee, caffeine, and cardiovascular health: navigating risks and benefits-an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Maternal nutritional imbalance during pregnancy and the development of fetal-origin cardiovascular diseases.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Mechanisms and Pathophysiological Significance of Insulin Resistance in Offspring With Intrauterine Growth Restriction Mediated by Hepatic GR/miR-1224 Programming.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Prenatal Exposure to Methamphetamine Causes Vascular Dysfunction in Adult Male Rat Offspring.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Does Prenatal Exposure to CNS Stimulants Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Adult Offspring?Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Review
- Impacts of Caffeine during Pregnancy.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2020Review
- Monitoring of prenatal exposure to organic and inorganic contaminants using meconium from an Eastern Canada cohort.Environmental research · 2019Article
- An Integrative Framework for Understanding the Mechanisms and Multigenerational Consequences of Transgenerational Plasticity.Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics · 2019Article
- Long-term consequences of disrupting adenosine signaling during embryonic development.Molecular aspects of medicine · 2017Review
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Abstract
Each year millions of pregnant woman are exposed to caffeine, which acts to antagonize adenosine action. The long-term consequences of this exposure on the developing fetus are largely unknown, although in animal models we have found adverse effects on cardiac function. To assess if these effects are transmitted transgenerationally, we exposed pregnant mice to caffeine equivalent to 2-4 cups of coffee at two embryonic stages. Embryos (F1 generation) exposed to caffeine early from embryonic (E) day 6.5-9.5 developed a phenotype similar to dilated cardiomyopathy by 1 year of age. Embryos exposed to caffeine later (E10.5-13.5) were not affected. We next examined the F2 generation and F3 generation of mice exposed to caffeine from E10.5-13.5, as this coincides with germ cell development. These F2 generation adult mice developed a cardiac phenotype similar to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The F3 generation exhibited morphological changes in adult hearts, including increased mass. This report shows that in utero caffeine exposure has long-term effects into adulthood and that prenatal caffeine exposure can exert adverse transgenerational effects on adult cardiac function.
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