Endothelial disruptive pro-inflammatory effects of nicotine and e-cigarette vapor exposures
This study exposed mouse and human lung cells to e-cig vapour and cigarette smoke, both with and without nicotine
What it Found
The study found that e-cig vapour affects the cells that line the lungs and causes inflammation. The results were reported as “E-cigarette vapour – even when nicotine-free – found to damage lung cells.”
What’s Wrong With It?
Dr. Konstatinos Farsalinos points out that the amount of nicotine used in the study was far higher than that found in the blood of smokers.
The lowest concentration was over 500 times higher than that found in smokers’ blood. This means directly applying the result to real-world vapers is completely inappropriate. Dr. Farsalinos calls the publicity about the results “politics and not science.”
Analysis of the Study
