TY - JOUR
T1 - Coffee and the immune system
AU - Melamed, Isaac
AU - Kark, Jeremy D.
AU - Spirer, Zvi
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - The effect of coffee consumption on the immune system, studied in 15 men and women, showed that the responses to PHA and Con A were about one-third lower during coffee drinking compared to a period of abstinence from coffee (117335, 99856 and 181236, 153315, P<0.004, 0.009 respectively). There was no effect on total T- or B-cells. There was no statistically significant change in the number of suppressor T-cells (20, 26; P = 0.1) or NK cells (20, 26; P = 0.014). Chemotaxis was higher in the coffee period at all concentrations. This exploratory study suggests that coffee intake modifies various measures of the immune function. The clinical relevance of the findings is not clear, and further studies aimed at delineating the constituents responsible for the effects observed are recommended.
AB - The effect of coffee consumption on the immune system, studied in 15 men and women, showed that the responses to PHA and Con A were about one-third lower during coffee drinking compared to a period of abstinence from coffee (117335, 99856 and 181236, 153315, P<0.004, 0.009 respectively). There was no effect on total T- or B-cells. There was no statistically significant change in the number of suppressor T-cells (20, 26; P = 0.1) or NK cells (20, 26; P = 0.014). Chemotaxis was higher in the coffee period at all concentrations. This exploratory study suggests that coffee intake modifies various measures of the immune function. The clinical relevance of the findings is not clear, and further studies aimed at delineating the constituents responsible for the effects observed are recommended.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0025137917
U2 - 10.1016/0192-0561(90)90076-Y
DO - 10.1016/0192-0561(90)90076-Y
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AN - SCOPUS:0025137917
SN - 0192-0561
VL - 12
SP - 129
EP - 134
JO - International Journal of Immunopharmacology
JF - International Journal of Immunopharmacology
IS - 1
ER -