Simultaneous effects of ethanol and caffeine consumption in inflammation on UChB rat´s cerebellum (voluntary consumers of ethanol): MicroRNas and Gene expressions

• Grant number: 16/07410-8
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: June 01, 2017
• End date: May 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Public Health
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Martinez
• Grantee: Marcelo Martinez
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Francisco Eduardo Martinez

Abstract

Alcoholism is a major problem of world public health. The simultaneous consumption of ethanol and caffeine increases every year and little is known about this interaction. The intake of energy drinks with caffeine with the consumption of alcoholic beverages increases the risk of alcohol abuse and dependence, as it is associated with increased alcohol consumption both in quantity and frequency. The risks of this harmful intake and also the false perception that caffeine decrease the harmful effects of alcohol expose the youth and society to greater risks. Although the cerebellum constitutes only 10% of the total volume of the brain, contains more than half of all CNS neurons. Acts as coordinator of the motor part of cognition, development, and psychological disorders, possessing the thalamic connections to many brain areas relevant to these proceedings. There is a vast literature showing cerebellar lesions resulting from postnatal consumption of alcohol, but studies of the impact of alcohol on the adult are less frequent. On the other hand simultaneous analysis of the effects of ethanol and caffeine on cerebellar neurons are rare. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ROSSETTO, I. M. U.; GAGNON, V. H. A.; LIZARTE, F. S. N.; TIRAPELLI, L. F.; TIRAPELLI, D. P. C.; ARANTES, R. M. S.; CHUFFA, L. G. A.; MARTINEZ, F. E.; MARTINEZ, M.. Ethanol and caffeine consumption modulates the expression of miRNAs in the cerebellum and plasma of UChB rats. Life Sciences, v. 229, p. 180-186, JUL 15 2019. (16/07410-8)