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Acute Effect of Cola and Caffeine on Locomotor Activity in Drosophila and Rat.

Caffeine is well known for reducing fatigue and its effect on behavior is widely studied. Usually, caffeine is not ingested in its pure form but rather in sugar-sweetened beverages such as cola. Our aim was to compare the acute effect of cola and caffeine on locomotor activity. Rats and flies ingest...

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Published in:Physiological Research Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 287 - 293
Main Authors: KMEŤOVÁ, Katarína, MARÔNEK, Martin, BORBÉLYOVÁ, Veronika, HODOSY, Július, CELEC, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Apr2021
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          KMEŤOVÁ, Katarína
          MARÔNEK, Martin
          BORBÉLYOVÁ, Veronika
          HODOSY, Július
          CELEC, Peter
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      ab: Caffeine is well known for reducing fatigue and its effect on behavior is widely studied. Usually, caffeine is not ingested in its pure form but rather in sugar-sweetened beverages such as cola. Our aim was to compare the acute effect of cola and caffeine on locomotor activity. Rats and flies ingested cola or caffeine solution for 24 hours. The open field test revealed higher locomotor activity in cola groups for both flies and rats. Surprisingly, no differences have been observed between caffeine and control group. We conclude that caffeine itself does not explain the effect of cola on locomotor activity. Effect of cola cannot be generalized and interpreted for any caffeinated drink with other contents. Rather, the observed effect on locomotor activity may be caused by interaction of caffeine with other substances present in cola.
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