ArticleStroke2024
Perinatal Caffeine Administration Improves Outcomes in an Ovine Model of Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia.
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- The role of persistent inflammation in failed recovery after perinatal brain injury: is resolution the cure?Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Review
- Putative mechanisms of caffeine as a neuroprotectant in preterm infants.Pediatric research · 2026Review
- Cumulative caffeine exposure predicts neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Hypoxanthine-early biomarker of outcomes in an ovine model of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Caffeine and preterm infants: multiorgan effects and therapeutic creep: scope to optimise dose and timing.Pediatric research · 2026Review
- Editorial: Evaluating efficacy and outcomes in neonatal HIE treatment: A global perspective.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Caffeine as a Treatment for Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury: The Potential Risks and Benefits.Developmental neuroscience · 2026Review
- Methylxanthine Treatment in Neonates Admitted to the Special Care Unit: An Observational Study in Low-Resource Settings.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Preconditioning and Posttreatment Strategies in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: Recent Advances and Clinical Challenges.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- From Fragmented Data to Integrated Drug Development in Asphyxiated Neonates Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia.Journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundNeonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries, where ≈96% of affected infants reside. The current standard of care, therapeutic hypothermia, is frequently ineffective in this setting, likely because injury may be occurring earlier during labor. Here, we studied the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of perinatal caffeine administration in near-term lambs following global ischemic injury to support the development of earlier treatment strategies targeting the fetus in utero as well as the infant postnatally.
methodsEwes were randomly assigned to receive either 1 g IV caffeine citrate or placebo before delivery and placental transport assessed. Near-term lambs (141-143 days) of both sexes were subjected to severe global hypoxia-ischemia utilizing an acute umbilical cord occlusion model. Lambs that received caffeine in utero also received 20 mg/kg IV caffeine citrate following resuscitation and 10 mg/(kg·d) IV for 2 days. An additional cohort received 60 mg/kg followed by 30 mg/(kg·d) (low dose versus high dose) postnatally. Biochemical, histological, and neurological outcome measures in lambs were assessed over a 6-day period.
resultsPerinatal caffeine administration demonstrated excellent placental transport kinetics and was well tolerated with lamb plasma levels comparable to those targeted in neonates with apnea of prematurity. Caffeine administration resulted in a systemic immunomodulatory effect, evidenced by significant reductions in proinflammatory IP-10 levels. Treated lambs demonstrated improved neurodevelopmental outcomes, while histological analysis revealed that caffeine reduced gray matter injury and attenuated inflammation in the cingulate and parasagittal cortex. This neuroprotective effect was greater and via a different mode of action than we previously reported for azithromycin. A higher caffeine dosing regimen demonstrated significant toxicity.
conclusionsPerinatal caffeine administration is well tolerated, attenuates systemic and brain inflammation, and contributes to improvements in histological and neurological outcomes in an ovine model of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
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