Caffeine Protects Against Retinal Inflammation

• Main Authors: Federica Conti (Author), Francesca Lazzara (Author), Giovanni Luca Romano (Author), Chiara Bianca Maria Platania (Author), Filippo Drago (Author), Claudio Bucolo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Caffeine, one of the most consumed central nervous system (CNS) stimulants, is an antagonist of A1 and A2A adenosine receptors. In this study, we investigated the potential protective effects of this methylxanthine in the retinal tissue. We tested caffeine by using in vitro and in vivo paradigms of...