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ArticleFEBS open bio2026

Acute caffeine treatment protects the developing retina from ischemia-induced cell death.

Amanda Alves Nascimento, Danniel Pereira-Figueiredo, Gabriella Grossi de Lima Dias, Gabriel Ferreira Dos Santos, Mariana Rodrigues Pereira, Rafael Brito, Karin C Calaza

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Article in FEBS open bio, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Amanda Alves NascimentoLaboratory Neurobiology of the retina, Biology Institute, Department of Neurobiology and Program of Neurosciences, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2729-9324
Danniel Pereira-FigueiredoLaboratory Neurobiology of the retina, Biology Institute, Department of Neurobiology and Program of Biomedical Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Gabriella Grossi de Lima DiasLaboratory Neurobiology of the retina, Biology Institute, Department of Neurobiology and Program of Neurosciences, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1957-6467
Gabriel Ferreira Dos SantosLaboratory Neurobiology of the retina, Biology Institute, Department of Neurobiology and Program of Biomedical Sciences, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mariana Rodrigues PereiraChemical Signaling Laboratory, Biology Institute, Department of Neurobiology, Program of Neurosciences and Program in Science and Biotechnology, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-992X
Rafael BritoLaboratory of Neuronal Physiology and Pathology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Graduate Program of Neurosciences, Institute of Biology, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7070-3348
Karin C CalazaLaboratory Neurobiology of the retina, Biology Institute, Department of Neurobiology and Program of Neurosciences, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1199-1826

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 304410/2019-5Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 316553/2023-9Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 403325/2023-4Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 409204/2024-2Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E-26/010.0022221/2019Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E-26/201.025/2021Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E-26/201.450/2022Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E-26/204.180/2024Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E26/210.410/2022Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E-26/211.289/2021Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E-26/211.378/2021Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E-26/211.462/2019Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Neurociência Translacional 465346/2014-6
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemic damage to the retina during development can lead to irreversible neuronal loss, driven in part by excitotoxic mechanisms and energy deprivation. While two-day caffeine exposure has previously been shown to confer neuroprotection in this context, it remained unclear whether acute administration during an ischemic event could yield similar benefits. In this study, we used an ex vivo model of oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) in chick embryo retinas to investigate whether a single, acute dose of caffeine applied during the insult reduces cell death and engages intracellular survival pathways. Results showed a significant reduction in OGD-induced cytotoxicity by caffeine exposure. However, unlike in the context of chronic exposure, acute caffeine exposure did not increase BDNF expression. Furthermore, antioxidant agents failed to mimic caffeine's protective effects, and acute caffeine exposure did not induce the expression of antioxidant response genes, nor oxidative stress or VEGF expression, suggesting that oxidative stress mitigation is not the primary mechanism for this effect. However, pharmacological antagonism of adenosine A

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CaffeineIschemiaNeuroprotective AgentsRetinaAnimalsAntioxidantsCell DeathChick EmbryoGlucoseOxidative StressOxygenAntioxidantsCaffeineGlucoseNeuroprotective AgentsOxygenA2A receptorExcitotoxicityNeuroprotectionOxygen and glucose deprivation

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