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Caffeine intake influences disease activity and clinical phenotype in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
Lupus - 1 Oct 2020
Orefice Valeria, Ceccarelli Fulvia, Barbati Cristiana, Lucchetti Ramona, Olivieri Giulio, Cipriano Enrica, Natalucci Francesco, Perricone Carlo, Spinelli Francesca Romana, Alessandri Cristiano, Valesini Guido, Conti Fabrizio
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OBJECTIVE: Caffeine, one of the most widely consumed products in the world, seems to interact with multiple components of the immune system by acting as a non-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitor. In vitro dose-dependent treatment with caffeine down-regulates mRNA levels of key inflammation-related genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. So far, no robust data are available about the possible contribution of...
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