Unraveling the link between plasma caffeine concentrations and inflammatory bowel disease risk through Mendelian randomization

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BACKGROUND: Caffeine is believed to possess anti-inflammatory properties, yet direct population-based evidence regarding its impact on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains scarce.

OBJECTIVES: In this study, we used 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study to investigate the causal relationship between long-term plasma caffeine concentrations and IBD and its subtypes, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD).

METHODS: We used single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with plasma caffeine concentrations at genome-wide significance within a ±100-kb range around the CYP1A2 or AHR genes as instrumental variables. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for IBD and its subtypes were obtained from FinnGen and International Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics Consortium. We conducted a meta-analysis of MR-related SNPs from both sources and used a multiplicative inverse variance-weighted random effects model to combine the effects of each SNP proxy on exposure to outcomes.

RESULTS: In our study, genetically predicted higher plasma caffeine concentrations were associated with a lower risk of IBD, with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.78 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.66, 0.91; PFDR = 0.004). This trend was also observed in UC and CD, with ORs of 0.79 (95% CI: 0.66, 0.94; PFDR = 0.014) and 0.78 (95% CI: 0.62, 0.98; PFDR = 0.032), respectively.

CONCLUSION: Our study indicates a potential causal link between genetically predicted higher plasma caffeine concentrations and a reduced risk of IBD, including its subtypes UC and CD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:119

Enthalten in:

The American journal of clinical nutrition - 119(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 711-715

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dong, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Linghu, Enqiang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3G6A5W338E
Caffeine
Crohn disease
Inflammatory bowel disease
Journal Article
Mendelian randomization
Ulcerative colitis

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.01.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367022400