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NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
卷 18, 期 5, 页码 613-619出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntv169
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- Mikati Foundation Beirut, Lebanon
- Medical Practice Plan at the American University of Beirut
- National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health [P50DA036105]
- Center for Tobacco Products of the US Food and Drug Administration
- Mikati Foundation Beirut, Lebanon
- Medical Practice Plan at the American University of Beirut
- National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health [P50DA036105]
- Center for Tobacco Products of the US Food and Drug Administration
Background: Smoking electronic cigarettes (ECIG) is promoted as a safer alternative to smoking combustible cigarettes. This study investigates the effects of ECIG aerosol and cigarette smoke (CS) in an animal model and in human alveolar cell cultures (A549). Methods: Mice were divided into Control, ECIG, and CS. Animals were exposed for 6 h/d to either lab air, ECIG or CS, for of 3 days. Total particulate matter exposure for the ECIG was set at higher levels compared to CS. Lung injury was determined by: (1) measurement of wet-to-dry ratio; (2) albumin concentration in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; (3) transcriptional expression of inflammatory mediators IL-1 beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha; (4) oxidative stress; (5) assessment of cell death; and (6) lung histopathology. Human alveolar cell cultures were treated with various concentrations of ECIG and CS aerosol extracts and the effects on cell proliferation were evaluated. Results: Wet-to-dry ratio was higher in CS when compared to ECIG. Albumin leak in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was evident in CS but not in ECIG. ECIG exposure was only associated with a significant increase in IL-1 beta. In contrast, CS exposure resulted in significant increases in IL-1 beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha expression, and oxidative stress. TUNEL staining demonstrated significant cell death in CS but not in ECIG. At the cellular level, ECIG and CS extracts reduced cell proliferation, however, CS exhibited effects at lower concentrations. Conclusion: Despite higher exposure conditions, ECIG exhibited less toxic effects on lungs of experimental animals and on A549 cell cultures when compared to CS.
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