Chronic ingestion (for 22-30 consecutive days) of caffeine (20 mg/kg/day, p.o.) increased the activities of the hepatic enzymes- catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and decreased its lipid peroxidation (LP) in mice. Development of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cell decreased the activities of hepatic CAT and SOD and increased LP. But pretreatment of caffeine for 12 consecutive days and continuation of its treatment during the course of development of EAC cells restored the EAC cell-induced changes in liver CAT, SOD and LP to their corresponding control values. Thus, the present results by confirming the results of others previously published, suggest that caffeine is an antioxidant and may act as an anticarcinogen.
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