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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2023

Alteration of intracerebral metabolites and subjective sleepiness by acute caffeine administration in adults.

Qianqi Wang, Shanhua Li, Shuohua Wu, Huige Zhai, Yunmei Cui, Yumeng Mao, Gen Yan

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Article in Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Qianqi Wang *Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Shanhua Li *Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Shuohua WuDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Huige ZhaiCenter of Morphological Experiment, Medical College of Yanbian University, Jilin, China.
Yunmei CuiDepartment of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Jilin, China.
Yumeng MaoDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Gen YanDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical CollegeSecond Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College · CNShantou University · CNXiamen University · CNYanbian University · CNYanbian University Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Background: Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychostimulant. Despite this, the effects of acute caffeine intake on brain metabolite levels remain largely unknown. We aimed to investigate the effect of acute caffeine intake on brain metabolite concentrations in different caffeine consumption habit groups and to explore the association between metabolite changes and sleepiness. Methods: Forty-five healthy adults were divided into groups based on their daily caffeine consumption: ≥1 cup/day, <1 cup/day, and no consumption. The exclusion criteria were the presence of neurological disorder, habitual consumption of mind-altering substances, and individuals who were unable to undergo magnetic resonance imaging. Mescher-Garwood point resolved spectroscopy and conventional spectroscopy data were acquired at 3 Tesla from voxels in the thalamus and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC). Subjective sleepiness was measured with the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale. Results: The results of two-way repeated measures analysis of variance indicated a significant interaction effect between time and group for glutamate, glycerylphosphocholine and phosphocholine (GPC + PCH), myo-inositol, glutamate + glutamine (Glx), and creatine and phosphocreatine (Cr + PCr) of the thalamus (all P<0.01), and glutamate (P<0.0001), GPC + PCH (P=0.016), and Glx (P<0.0001) of the PCC. The change between pre- and post-caffeine intake results with significant reductions in γ-aminobutyric acid-positive macromolecule (GABA Conclusions: Higher caffeine consumption had a significant impact on brain metabolites. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy was sensitive in measuring brain metabolite fluctuations after caffeine intake, particularly the levels of GABA

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Coffeemagnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)Mescher-Garwood point resolved spectroscopy (MEGA-PRESS)sleepinessγ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

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