Journal article
Effect of three caffeine doses on plasma catecholamines and alertness during prolonged wakefulness
European journal of clinical pharmacology, Vol.56(8), pp.537-544
11/2000
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/106933
PMID: 11151742
Abstract
Determine the relationship between caffeine, catecholamines, and alertness during prolonged wakefulness.
Following 49 h of prolonged wakefulness, each of 50 healthy males (18-32 years) orally ingested either a placebo or one of three doses of caffeine, 2.1 (low), 4.3 (medium), or 8.6 mg kg-1 body weight (high), in a randomized double-blind design. Wakefulness continued for an additional 12 h during which venous blood samples were collected for catecholamine and caffeine analysis [determined using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)]. A sleep latency test, the Stanford sleepiness scale, and a choice reaction time test were administered periodically during the post-dosing period and served as measures of alertness (physiological, subjective, and behavioral, respectively).
Caffeine had no significant effect on noradrenaline, but adrenaline was significantly increased between 1 h and 4 h post-dosing in the high dose group compared with a placebo group. Following caffeine administration, responses to sleep latency, sleepiness scores, and reaction time scores showed dose-related changes that were exhibited by significant correlation coefficients.
The results indicate that high doses of caffeine have a significant and beneficial effect on alertness during prolonged wakefulness.
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- Title
- Effect of three caffeine doses on plasma catecholamines and alertness during prolonged wakefulness
- Creators
- G H Kamimori - Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Division of Neuropsychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100, USA. gary.kamimori@na.amedd.army.milD M PenetarD B HeadleyD R ThorneR OtterstetterG Belenky
- Publication Details
- European journal of clinical pharmacology, Vol.56(8), pp.537-544
- Academic Unit
- Medical Education and Clinical Science, Department of
- Publisher
- Germany
- Identifiers
- 99900546626001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article