The objective was to evaluate the utility of urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP), S-
phenylmercapturic acid (S-PMA), trans, trans-muconic acid (t, t-MA), 3-methyladenine (3 …

Manufacturers have developed prototype cigarettes yielding reduced levels of some tobacco
smoke toxicants, when tested using laboratory machine smoking under standardised …

Introduction: There is overwhelming medical and scientific consensus that cigarette smoking
causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and other serious diseases in smokers. In …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants. Urinary
concentrations of mono-hydroxylated metabolites of PAHs (OH-PAHs) have been used as …

This study examines changes in the urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) concentration as a
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) metabolite related to smoking among eight …

Tobacco smoking and oxidative stress (OS) are both related to a wide spectrum of adverse
age-related health outcomes, but their association is not yet well-established. We examined …

Background Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) vaping, containing nicotine and/or Δ8, Δ9 or
Δ10 or Δo tetrahydrocannabinol (Δn-THC), is associated with an outbreak of e-cigarette, or …

Background: Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for several chronic diseases.
Epidemiological data indicate the use of smokeless tobacco (ST) is associated with …

Background This study aims at identifying metabolic changes linking external exposure to
industrial air toxics with oxidative stress biomarkers. Methods We classified 252 study …

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been linked to increased risk of lung
cancer and cardiovascular diseases in nonsmokers. Current research suggests that some of …