Predicting the pulmonary effects of long-term e-cigarette use: are the clouds clearing?

LC Davis, E Sapey, DR Thickett… - European Respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Commercially available since 2007, e-cigarettes are a popular electronic delivery device of
ever-growing complexity. Given their increasing use by ex-smokers, smokers and never …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of e-cigarette exposure on prenatal life and childhood respiratory health: a review of current evidence

F Mescolo, G Ferrante, S La Grutta - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In the last decade, widespread use of E-cigarettes (EC) has occurred all over the world.
Whereas, a large amount of evidence on harm to children from conventional cigarette …

[HTML][HTML] Vegetable glycerin e-cigarette aerosols cause airway inflammation and ion channel dysfunction

MD Kim, S Chung, JS Dennis, M Yoshida… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Vegetable glycerin (VG) and propylene glycol (PG) serve as delivery vehicles for nicotine
and flavorings in most e-cigarette (e-cig) liquids. Here, we investigated whether VG e-cig …

Woodsmoke particle exposure prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection alters antiviral response gene expression in human nasal epithelial cells in a sex-dependent manner

SA Brocke, GT Billings, S Taft-Benz… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Inhalational exposure to particulate matter (PM) derived from natural or anthropogenic
sources alters gene expression in the airways and increases susceptibility to respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro toxicological evaluation of aerosols generated by a 4th generation vaping device using nicotine salts in an air-liquid interface system

C Mercier, J Pourchez, L Leclerc, V Forest - Respiratory Research, 2024 - Springer
Background Electronic cigarettes (EC) have gained popularity, especially among young
people, with the introduction of fourth-generation devices based on e-liquids containing …

Adverse biophysical impact of e-cigarette flavors on pulmonary surfactant

RA Goros, X Xu, G Li, YY Zuo - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The attractiveness and abundance of flavors are primary factors eliciting youth to use e-
cigarettes. Emerging studies in recent years revealed the adverse health impact of e …

Particulate matter composition drives differential molecular and morphological responses in lung epithelial cells

SM Engels, P Kamat, GS Pafilis, Y Li, A Agrawal… - PNAS …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a ubiquitous component of air pollution that is epidemiologically
linked to human pulmonary diseases. PM chemical composition varies widely, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic evidence that switching from tobacco to electronic cigarettes does not reverse damage to the respiratory epithelium

GL Pozuelos, M Kagda, MA Rubin, ML Goniewicz… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The health benefits of switching from tobacco to electronic cigarettes (ECs) are neither
confirmed nor well characterized. To address this problem, we used RNA-seq analysis to …

Transcriptome characterization of human gingival mesenchymal and periodontal ligament stem cells in response to electronic-cigarettes

Y Shen, C Liu, T Yang, Y Tang, Y Shen, Y Gu - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential toxicities and threats of electronic cigarettes (E-cigs) on periodontal health
remain elusive. Gingival mesenchymal stem cells (GMSCs) and periodontal ligament stem …

[HTML][HTML] Aerosolized nicotine from e-cigarettes alters gene expression, increases lung protein permeability, and impairs viral clearance in murine influenza infection

M Maishan, A Sarma, LF Chun, S Caldera… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
E-cigarette use has rapidly increased as an alternative means of nicotine delivery by heated
aerosolization. Recent studies demonstrate nicotine-containing e-cigarette aerosols can …