The contractile or relaxant activities or both of aqueous extracts of green and roasted
coffees were assayed on isolated guinea pig tracheal spirals. Contractile and relaxant activities
were compared with histamine and theophylline, respectively. Green coffee extracts induced
concentration dependent contraction, but the maximal tension never exceeded 76-3% + 5-2 of a
maximal histamine contraction (0.69 + 0-07 g/mm2 v0-52 + 0.05 g/mm2; p < 0.01). One
gram of green coffee dust had a biological activity equivalent to 1.23 + 0-1 mg of histamine. The
pD2 value of histamine was -5-17 + 0-05. The potency of green coffee was unaffected by
mepyramine maleate (1 ,ug/ml, final bath concentration) while that of histamine was reduced 500
fold. Tissues contracted with histamine were not significantly relaxed by green coffee extracts. By
contrast, roasted coffee extracts induced concentration dependent relaxation of uncontracted and
histamine contracted tissues. Tissues contracted with green coffee extracts were also completely
relaxed by roasted coffee extracts. The pD, value of theophylline was -4-10 + 0-03. The relaxant
activity of 1 g of roasted coffee was equivalent to 1-95 + 0-16 mg of theophylline. The potency of
these extracts was significantly reduced after propranolol (1 gg/ml; dose ratio 1.56). Our results
show that coffee dust extracts have considerable biological activity which changes from a contractile
to a relaxant action as a consequence of processing. The greater incidence of adverse reactions
to green coffee dust(s) in coffee workers may be related to the contractile activity present in
The contractile or relaxant activities or both of aqueous extracts of green and roasted
coffees were assayed on isolated guinea pig tracheal spirals. Contractile and relaxant activities
were compared with histamine and theophylline, respectively. Green coffee extracts induced
concentration dependent contraction, but the maximal tension never exceeded 76-3% + 5-2 of a
maximal histamine contraction (0.69 + 0-07 g/mm2 v0-52 + 0.05 g/mm2; p < 0.01). One
gram of green coffee dust had a biological activity equivalent to 1.23 + 0-1 mg of histamine. The
pD2 value of histamine was -5-17 + 0-05. The potency of green coffee was unaffected by
mepyramine maleate (1 ,ug/ml, final bath concentration) while that of histamine was reduced 500
fold. Tissues contracted with histamine were not significantly relaxed by green coffee extracts. By
contrast, roasted coffee extracts induced concentration dependent relaxation of uncontracted and
histamine contracted tissues. Tissues contracted with green coffee extracts were also completely
relaxed by roasted coffee extracts. The pD, value of theophylline was -4-10 + 0-03. The relaxant
activity of 1 g of roasted coffee was equivalent to 1-95 + 0-16 mg of theophylline. The potency of
these extracts was significantly reduced after propranolol (1 gg/ml; dose ratio 1.56). Our results
show that coffee dust extracts have considerable biological activity which changes from a contractile
to a relaxant action as a consequence of processing. The greater incidence of adverse reactions
to green coffee dust(s) in coffee workers may be related to the contractile activity present in
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