Showing posts with label caffeine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label caffeine. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 June 2025

Caffeine and Dystonia: A Stimulant and Nightmare for Some Individual |Chapter 3 | Pharmaceutical Research: Recent Advances and Trends Vol. 6

Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary, sustained muscle contractions that lead to twisting movements or abnormal postures. Recent research suggests that stress and caffeine consumption can trigger dystonic episodes. Sedentary lifestyles are identified as a significant contributing factor to this neurological condition. Managing dystonic symptoms involves reducing caffeine intake and addressing physical inactivity, which are crucial steps. Symptoms include involuntary muscle contractions, neck pain, arm numbness, and limited mobility. This case study focuses on involuntary muscle contractions in the trapezius muscle, resulting in cervical pain, numbness in both arms, restricted movement, and a declining quality of life. Effective management of spasmodic torticollis is essential for comfort and overall well-being. Decreasing stimulant intake, such as caffeine found in coffee, may lead to fewer muscle contractions, highlighting the importance of reducing caffeine consumption. The study underscores the role of physical activity and achieving a balanced work-life routine in minimizing spasms. Healthcare providers, including physicians and clinical pharmacists, play a critical role in managing this condition to improve quality of life and alleviate stress.

 

Author (s) Details

Rohini Chavan
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, P. E. S’s Modern College of Pharmacy, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra-411044, India.

 

Anjali Kumbhar
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, P. E. S’s Modern College of Pharmacy, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra-411044, India.

 

Vinay Manocha
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, P. E. S’s Modern College of Pharmacy, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra-411044, India.

 

Pritish Rane
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, P. E. S’s Modern College of Pharmacy, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra-411044, India.

 

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/prrat/v6/1787

Monday, 17 March 2025

Analysis of Caffeine by HPLC Methods and Recent Advances | Chapter 5 | Pharmaceutical Research: Recent Advances and Trends Vol. 9

Coffee, tea, and soft drinks are very commonly used beverages all over the world. Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system and promotes relaxation, myocardial stimulation, and recreational activities. It can provide energy, decrease fatigue, and enhance performance. Caffeine has medicinal properties so it can be used along with other drugs for headaches, stimulation, and muscle relaxants. Caffeine is useful with certain limits but an overdose of caffeine starts side effects on the human body. Various instrumental methods can be used to analyze caffeine in plants, coffee, tea, soft drinks, and pharmaceutical formulations in the presence of other drugs. Different techniques are available to determine caffeine like UV spectrophotometry, HPTLC-UV, capillary electrophoresis-UV, flow injection analysis, electrospray ionization (ESI), Gas chromatography, NIRS and Mass spectrometry in various samples along with pharmaceutical preparations. HPLC methods are the most common, reliable methods used for the analysis of caffeine used in industries. HPLC can accurately and precisely detect caffeine in extremely low concentrations and highly complex materials. This review summarizes various HPLC methods used for caffeine analysis in samples and complex mixtures. Various chromatographic conditions are summarized in tabular form such as different columns, mobile phases, detectors, flow rates, and a variety of samples. Recent advances in technologies with the use of green chemicals for sustainable methods for caffeine analysis in different complex matrix materials have been studied.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Patil Pandurang N.
Department of Applied Sciences, Chemistry Section, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat, Oman.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/prrat/v9/2923

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Analysis of Caffeine by HPLC Methods and Recent Advances | Chapter 5 | Pharmaceutical Research: Recent Advances and Trends Vol. 9

 

Coffee, tea, and soft drinks are very commonly used beverages all over the world. Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system and promotes relaxation, myocardial stimulation, and recreational activities. It can provide energy, decrease fatigue, and enhance performance. Caffeine has medicinal properties so it can be used along with other drugs for headaches, stimulation, and muscle relaxants. Caffeine is useful with certain limits but an overdose of caffeine starts side effects on the human body. Various instrumental methods can be used to analyze caffeine in plants, coffee, tea, soft drinks, and pharmaceutical formulations in the presence of other drugs. Different techniques are available to determine caffeine like UV spectrophotometry, HPTLC-UV, capillary electrophoresis-UV, flow injection analysis, electrospray ionization (ESI), Gas chromatography, NIRS and Mass spectrometry in various samples along with pharmaceutical preparations. HPLC methods are the most common, reliable methods used for the analysis of caffeine used in industries. HPLC can accurately and precisely detect caffeine in extremely low concentrations and highly complex materials. This review summarizes various HPLC methods used for caffeine analysis in samples and complex mixtures. Various chromatographic conditions are summarized in tabular form such as different columns, mobile phases, detectors, flow rates, and a variety of samples. Recent advances in technologies with the use of green chemicals for sustainable methods for caffeine analysis in different complex matrix materials have been studied.

 

Author(s)details:-

 

Dr. Patil Pandurang N. (Ph. D., Analytical Chemistry)
Department of Applied Sciences, Chemistry Section, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat, Oman.

 

Please See the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/prrat/v9/2923

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Can Caffeine, Ephedrine and Norepinephrine Activate Your Brown Fat? An Experimental Study on the Groups of Lean and Obese LA/Ntul//-cp Rats | Chapter 14 | Current Overview on Pharmaceutical Science Vol. 8

 Brown fatty tissue happens in man and carnal animals, where it is innervated for one sympathetic central nervous system and is readily stimulated by adrenergic stimulation, and place once stimulated results in significant increases in thermogenic venture. To determine the belongings of norepinephrine (NE) or of caffeine (CAF) unique or in combination accompanying ephedrine (EPH) were determined gang of lean and obese LA/Ntul//-cp Rats, Body weights of obese were >> lean littermates (p=<0.01) and measures of RMR of lean > Obese (p=<0.05). The belongings of caffeine, ephedrine, a hot beverage made from beans of a tree+ephedrine combo, and the ?- agonist epinephrine were checked. Caffeine (CAF) resulted in a 33% increase in VO2, ephedrine (EPH) a 48% increase, the blend CAF+EPH a 53% increase, and the EPI a 33% increase in VO2. The time to peak thermogenic reaction was similar in lean and corpulent phenotypes for each of the 4 treatment procedures, but the duration of the peak answers to each situation differed middle from two points lean and obese phenotypes (Obese > lean) for CAF, EPH and the CAF+EPH alliance but duration of the VO2 response was akin in both phenotypes for the EPI situation. These findings support a powerful CAF-stimulated hot response in two together the lean and obese phenotypes of the congenic LA/Ntul/-cp rat, a answer that was qualitatively similar to that of NE what was further enhanced by EPH unique or in conjunction with CAF. Although the pharmacologic and physiologic mechanisms wrested by the three agents substitute may have various mechanisms of operation, the results show that they are complementary in character in increasing nonshivering explosion parameters and, consequently, metabolic strength expenditure in two together lean and obese rats. In conclusion, while hot beverage made from beans of a tree as monotherapy may cause success limited pressure loss in humans and additional mammalian organisams, the merger of caffeine plus ephedrine was more direct in the lean and obese phenotypes of the congenic, non-diabetic LA/Ntul//-cp (Corpulent) informer. Thus, a case may ought for the role of hot beverage made from beans of a tree and adrenergic agents on increasing the limits of energy payment and may influence energy balance in he and animals.

Author(s) Details:

Orien L. Tulp,
Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, University of Science Arts and Technology, Montserrat, BWI MSR1110, USA.

George P. Einstein,
Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, University of Science Arts and Technology, Montserrat, BWI MSR1110, USA.

Syed A. A. Rizvi,
Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, University of Science Arts and Technology, Montserrat, BWI MSR1110, USA.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/COPS-V8/article/view/9939

Monday, 3 April 2023

Can Caffeine, Ephedrine and Norepinephrine Activate Your Brown Fat? An Experimental Study on the Groups of Lean and Obese LA/Ntul//-cp Rats | Chapter 14 | Current Overview on Pharmaceutical Science Vol. 8

 Brown fatty tissue happens in man and carnal animals, where it is innervated for one sympathetic central nervous system and is readily mobilized by adrenergic stimulation, and place once triggered results in significant increases in thermogenic venture. To determine the belongings of norepinephrine (NE) or of caffeine (CAF) unique or in combination accompanying ephedrine (EPH) were determined camp of lean and obese LA/Ntul//-cp Rats, Body weights of obese were >> lean littermates (p=<0.01) and measures of RMR of lean > Obese (p=<0.05). The belongings of caffeine, ephedrine, a hot beverage made from beans of a tree+ephedrine combo, and the ?- agonist epinephrine were checked. Caffeine (CAF) resulted in a 33% increase in VO2, ephedrine (EPH) a 48% increase, the mixture CAF+EPH a 53% increase, and the EPI a 33% increase in VO2. The time to peak thermogenic reaction was similar in lean and corpulent phenotypes for each of the 4 treatment menus, but the duration of the peak answers to each situation differed 'tween lean and obese phenotypes (Obese > lean) for CAF, EPH and the CAF+EPH mixture but duration of the VO2 response was analogous in both phenotypes for the EPI situation. These findings support a powerful CAF-stimulated hot response in two together the lean and obese phenotypes of the congenic LA/Ntul/-cp rat, a answer that was qualitatively similar to that of NE what was further enhanced by EPH unique or in conjunction with CAF. Although the pharmacologic and physical mechanisms brought out by the three agents substitute may have various mechanisms of operation, the results show that they are complementary in character in increasing nonshivering on fire parameters and, consequently, metabolic strength expenditure in two together lean and obese rats. In conclusion, while hot beverage made from beans of a tree as monotherapy may cause success limited pressure loss in humans and added mammalian organisams, the blend of caffeine plus ephedrine was more active in the lean and obese phenotypes of the congenic, non-diabetic LA/Ntul//-cp (Corpulent) informer. Thus, a case may should for the role of hot beverage made from beans of a tree and adrenergic agents on increasing the limits of energy payment and may enhance energy balance in father and animals.

Author(s) Details:

Orien L. Tulp,
Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, University of Science Arts and Technology, Montserrat, BWI MSR1110, USA.

George P. Einstein,
Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, University of Science Arts and Technology, Montserrat, BWI MSR1110, USA.

Syed A. A. Rizvi,
Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, University of Science Arts and Technology, Montserrat, BWI MSR1110, USA.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/COPS-V8/article/view/9939

Sunday, 2 April 2023

The Effects of Aging, Obesity and Mechanisms of Impaired Nonshivering Thermogenesis in the LA/Ntul//-cp rat | Chapter 7 | Research Developments in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 6

 The predominance of obesity and corpulent conditions has immediately reached epidemic proportions in much of the Western planet, and is generally pretended to be on account of a metabolic imbalance 'tween energy intake and strength expenditure. Animal models show the preferred exploratory tools to interrogate mechanisms of energy metabolism in an attempt to find a pharmacotherapeutic or other dispassionate approach to treat the disordered absorption. The role of injured thermogenesis donates to an economy of energy metabolism that continues throughout the age in the obese phenotype of the fat rat. Obesity and temperate to moderate impaired carbohydrate fortitude develops in the corpulent phenotype of the LA/Ntul//-cp (corpulent) informer strain by 6 weeks of age. Groups (n=12-20 rats/phenotype] of female congenic lean and corpulent LA/Ntul//-cp (corpulent) rats were augment ad libitum standardized Purina #5012 diet ad family water for 4, 14, or 24 months of age. Measures of Body burden (BW) and of resting oxygen use (RMR; VO2) at thermal impartiality and for up to 45 minutes of (4°C) willing cold exposure, and norepinephrine-aroused thermogenesis (100 ug. s.c.) were persistent at each age. Body weights of lean rats increased only evenly during the study (p=n.s.), but weights of obese phenotype were ~2-fold better at 4 months (p=<0.05), 14 months (p-<0.01), and ~3.5 to 4-fold greater at 24 months adult (p=<0.01). Resting metabolic rates in the lean phenotype decreased sensibly after 24 months (p=<0.05), and they were above resting metabolic rates in the corpulent phenotype at all ages studied (p=<0.05). In 4-temporal length of event or entity's existence-old rats, cold uncovering at 4°C caused a moving 5-fold increase in oxygen consumption later 5 minutes, which cut down to 2x resting metabolic rate inside 15 minutes and stopped unchanged from that time forward in the lean phenotype. In lean 14-month-traditional rats, the increase in oxygen consumption at 5 minutes act average ~4-fold higher than situated levels, and it decreased to two occasions resting levels from 15 to 45 summary of exposure to 4°C. In 24-month-traditional lean rats however, the cold persuaded increases in metabolism were greatly diminished to only ~3x inactive metabolic rates at 5 minutes cold exposure but waited similar to the added lean age groups thereafter. In the corpulent phenotype, the peak responses at 5 proceedings were lower than those of lean rats at 5 summary in 4- and 14-month-old rats and were considerably impaired in 24-period-old rats always measured. Norepinephrine happened in a >1.5-fold increase in oxygen consumption in the lean phenotype at all ages intentional, while in obese rats norepinephrine happened in a~1.4-fold increase in oxygen consumption at 4 months adult with non-important ~1.1 to 1.2-fold increases at the two earlier ages. In both phenotypes, the resting and the norepinephrine-aroused oxygen consumption reactions tended to decrease accompanying increasing age. The verdicts from this research indicate that the obese phenotype has considerably higher corpse weights than their lean littermates across the age spectrum intentional, and that two together resting metabolic rates, 4°C cold exposure, and norepinephrine-aroused thermogenesis are lower in the corpulent phenotype compared to the lean phenotype and enhance lower with age. Thus, the saving of energy metabolism is considered a significant contributory determinant in the epigenetic expression of adipogenesis and fat addition in the obese phenotype concerning this strain.


Author(s) Details:

Orien L. Tulp,
Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, University of Science Arts and Technology, Montserrat, British West Indies, USA, Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, The University of Health and Humanities, Virgin Islands, USA and The Einstein Medical Institute, North Palm Beach FL, USA.

George P. Einstein,
Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, University of Science Arts and Technology, Montserrat, British West Indies, USA, Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies, The University of Health and Humanities, Virgin Islands, USA and The Einstein Medical Institute, North Palm Beach FL, USA.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RDMMS-V6/article/view/10023

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Phytotherapeutic Activities of Six Plant Infusions: Chemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity | Chapter 7 | Technological Innovation in Pharmaceutical Research Vol. 4

 Traditional medicine is used for a variety of reasons, including cultural and economic factors as well as the ineffectiveness of many contemporary treatments. The absence of effective pharmaceutical formulations, as well as current antibiotic pathogen resistance and oxidative stress, have led to the development of new therapeutic compounds derived from plants. Several investigations have revealed that medicinal plants have antioxidant effects, owing to their phytochemical makeup. Furthermore, their antioxidant properties can prevent oxidative modification by neutralising free radicals, scavenging oxygen, or degrading peroxides. By countering oxidative stress and its related pathologies, endemic plants can be a source of new bioactive substances that can prevent diseases including cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and Alzheimer's disease. Camellia sinensis, Melissa officinalis, Lippia citriodora, Cymbopogon citratus, Matricaria chamomilla, and Tilia cordata were studied for total phenolics, flavonoids, and caffeine concentration in six medicinal plants used traditionally in phytotherapy, usually ingested as tea or infusion. There were significant differences in total phenolics and flavonoids content among the plants studied, as well as depending on the extract type. Caffeine concentrations were also substantially different, with M. officinalis, T. cordata, C. citratus, M. chamomilla, L. citriodora, and C. sinensis following the sequence M. officinalis, T. cordata, C. citratus, M. chamomilla, L. citriodora, and C. sinensis. C. citratus (90.9%) > C. sinensis (87.8%) > M. officinalis (50.7%) > M. chamomilla (45.3%) > T. cordata (32.2%) > L. citriodora (32.2%) > M. chamomilla (45.3%) > M. chamomilla (45.3%) > M. chamomilla (45.3%) > M. chamomilla (45.3%) > M. chamomilla (4 (28.0 percent ).

Author (s) Details

Ana F. Vinha
FCS/UFP-Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal and LAQV/REQUIMTE/Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Laboratório de Bromatologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Carla Sousa
FCS/UFP-Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal.

View Book :- https://stm.bookpi.org/TIPR-V4/article/view/1499

Monday, 14 June 2021

Biological Activities and Valuable Bioactive Compounds from Portuguese Medicinal Plants | Chapter 4 | Cutting-edge Research in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 9

 There are currently over 85,000 plant species that have been documented for medical use around the world. As a result, plant-derived natural products hold great promise for the discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals in a variety of human ailments. The lack of effective pharmaceutical formulations, as well as the resistance created by current antibiotic pathogens, as well as oxidative stress, necessitate the development of new therapeutic agents derived from plants. Several studies have shown that medicinal plants have antioxidant properties, which are largely due to their phytochemical profile. Endangered plants can provide a source of new bioactive compounds capable of preventing cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and Alzheimer's disease by combating oxidative stress and its associated pathologies The goal of this study was to determine the levels of total phenolics, flavonoids, and caffeine in six medicinal plants that have traditionally been used in phytotherapy and are typically consumed as tea or infusions: Camellia sinensis, Melissa officinalis, Lippia citriodora, Cymbopogon citratus, Matricaria chamomilla. as well as Tilia cordata Significant differences in total phenolics and flavonoids content were discovered among the plants studied and depending on the nature of the extract. Caffeine concentrations were also very different, following the sequence M. officinalis T. cordata C. citratus M. chamomilla L. citriodora C. sinensis. Furthermore, the antioxidant activity of each plant varied according to C. citratus (90.9 percent ) > C. sinensis (87.8 percent ) > M. officinalis (50.7 percent ) > M. chamomilla (45.3 percent ) > T. cordata (32.2 percent ) > L. citriodora (32.2 percent ). (28.0 percent ).

Author (s) Details

Ana F. Vinha
FCS/UFP-Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal and LAQV/REQUIMTE/Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Laboratório de Bromatologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Carla Sousa
FCS/UFP-Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal.

View Book :- https://stm.bookpi.org/CRAS-V9/article/view/1452