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Retinal tissue develops an inflammatory reaction to tobacco smoke and electronic cigarette vapor in mice

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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM
卷 99, 期 10, 页码 1459-1469

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-021-02108-9

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AMD; C-cigarette smoke; E-cigarette vapor; Inflammatory reaction; Angiogenesis

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  1. German Research Foundation (DFG) [BE 4443/6-1, 268555672, SFB 1213]
  2. Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI)
  3. Projekt DEAL

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Exposure to electronic cigarette vapor, with or without nicotine, in mouse models was found to lead to inflammatory and pro-angiogenic reactions in the retina, retinal pigmented epithelium, and choroid. These reactions became more pronounced with longer exposure time.
Cigarette smoke has been identified as a major risk factor for the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). As an alternative to conventional cigarettes (C-cigarette), electronic cigarettes (E-cigarette) have been globally promoted and are currently widely used. The increasing usage of E-cigarettes raises concerns with regard to short- (2 weeks), medium- (3 months), and long- (8 months) term consequences related to retinal tissue. In this report, a controlled study in mouse models was conducted to probe the comprehensive effects of E-cigarette vapor on retina, retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), and choroidal tissues by (1) comparing the effects of C-cigarette smoke and E-cigarette vapor on retina separately and (2) determining the effects of E-cigarette vapor on the RPE and analyzing the changes with regard to inflammatory (IL-1 beta, TNF alpha, iNOS) and angiogenic (VEGF, PEDF) mediators in retina/RPE/choroid by ELISA assays. The data showed that C-cigarette smoke exposure promoted an inflammatory reaction in the retina in vivo. Mice exposed to E-cigarette (nicotine-free) vapor developed inflammatory and angiogenic reactions more pronounced in RPE and choroid as compared to retinal tissue, while nicotine-containing E-cigarette vapor caused even a more serious reaction. Both inflammatory and pro-angiogenic reactions increased with the extension of exposure time. These results demonstrate that exposure to C-cigarette smoke is harmful to the retina. Likewise, the exposure to E-cigarette vapor (with or without nicotine) increases the occurrence and progression of inflammatory and angiogenic stimuli in the retina, which might also be related to the onset of wet AMD in humans. Key messages C-cigarette smoke exposure promotes an inflammatory reaction in the retina in vivo. Mice exposed to E-cigarette (nicotine-free) vapor develop inflammatory and angiogenic reactions more pronounced in RPE and choroid compared to retinal tissue, while nicotine-containing E-cigarette vapor causes even a more serious reaction. Both inflammatory and pro-angiogenic reactions increase with the extension of E-cigarette vapor exposure time.

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