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. 2016 Apr 21;21(4):518. doi: 10.3390/molecules21040518

Table 8.

Preclinical studies of caffeine-mediated neuroprotective effects.

Model CAF-Mediated Protective Effects Proposed Mechanisms Involved Up/Down References
In vivo
THY-Tau22 Transgenic mouse anti-inflammatory antioxidative TNF-α, GFAP, MAPK,
Nrf2, MnSOD

[170]
AD transgenic mouse model (Tg APPswe) anti-amyloidogenic PS1, BACE-1 [171]
APP/PS1 double transgenic AD mice anti-amyloidogenic BDNF, TrkB [173]