scholarly journals Comparing the Effects of Electronic Cigarette Vapor and Cigarette Smoke in a Novel In Vivo Exposure System

Author(s):  
Anthony N. Hage ◽  
Will Krause ◽  
Angela Mathues ◽  
Luke Krasner ◽  
Seth Kasten ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Wang ◽  
Stefan Hadzic ◽  
Elsa T. Roxlau ◽  
Baerbel Fuehler ◽  
Annabella Janise-Libawski ◽  
...  

Abstract Cigarette smoke has been identified as a major risk factor for the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). As an alternative of conventional cigarette (C-cigarette), electronic cigarette (E-cigarette) has been rapidly promoted and used globally. The increasing usage of E-cigarette raises concerns with regard to long-term consequences related to retinal tissue. In the present study, a controlled study in mice models was conducted to probe the comprehensive effects of E-cigarette on retina, RPE and choroid tissues by (1) comparing the effect of C-cigarette smoke and E-cigarette smoke on retina; (2) determining the effects of E-cigarette vapor on the RPE and analyzing the changes with regard to inflammatory and angiogenic mediators in retina/RPE/choroid. 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, 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 be similar effects causing the onset of wet AMD in humans.


Author(s):  
Shinkichi Ishikawa ◽  
Yasufumi Nagata ◽  
Takuya Suzuki

SummaryFor the risk assessment of airborne chemicals, a variety of in vitro direct exposure systems have been developed to replicate airborne chemical exposure in vivo. Since cells at the air-liquid interface are exposed to cigarette smoke as an aerosol in direct exposure systems, it is possible to reproduce the situation of cigarette smoke exposure in the human respiratory system using this device. However it is difficult to know whether the exposed cigarette smoke in this system is consistent with the smoke retained in the human respiratory tract. The purpose of this study is to clarify this point using the CULTEX


2021 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 107593
Author(s):  
Yiming Ma ◽  
Lijuan Luo ◽  
Xiangming Liu ◽  
Herui Li ◽  
Zihang Zeng ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 66 (14) ◽  
pp. 7143-7150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayumi Kasai ◽  
Nobuhiko Hiramatsu ◽  
Kunihiro Hayakawa ◽  
Jian Yao ◽  
Shuichiro Maeda ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Oktay Aslaner

<b><i>Objective:</i></b> Cigarette smoking is a life-threatening habit that has rapidly spread in every socioeconomic part of the public worldwide. There exist mechanisms of nicotine delivery available to use in the hope of halting cigarette smoking, and the electronic cigarette (EC) is one of the common methods used for tobacco smoking replacement. This study aimed to investigate experimentally the oxidative effects of tobacco smoke and EC smoke which contain nicotine. <b><i>Method:</i></b> We constructed smoke circuit rooms for exposing the rats to EC or tobacco smoke. Three groups were created, the control group (<i>N</i> = 8); the electronic cigarette group (<i>N</i> = 8), exposure to electronic cigarette smoke for 2 h per day; and the tobacco group (<i>N</i> = 8), exposure to traditional cigarette smoke for 2 h per day. After the first and second week of exposure, blood samples were obtained, and serum oxidative stress index (OSI), paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity, and prolidase levels were evaluated. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Higher values of OSI and prolidase levels were detected in the first week of EC or tobacco smoke exposure in both study groups (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001) when compared with the control group, and partial decrements were observed in the second week. By contrast, elevated PON1 levels were observed in the second week after EC or tobacco smoke exposure. The highest OSI levels were observed in the tobacco smoke group (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). The lowest values of PON1 levels were detected in the first week of the electronic cigarette smoke group, and this decremental value was statistically different than normal, the second week of the electronic cigarette smoke group, the first week of the traditional cigarette smoke exposure group, and the second week of the traditional cigarette smoke exposure group values (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.000). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Our results indicate that EC smoke induced oxidative stress. Therefore, ECs are potentially risky for human health and can lead to important health problems.


2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahiba Dhahri ◽  
Sylvie Dussault ◽  
Paola Haddad ◽  
Julie Turgeon ◽  
Sophie Tremblay ◽  
...  

Background: Exposure to cigarette smoke is associated with impaired neovascularization in response to ischemia. The precise mechanisms involved in that process remain to be determined. Micro RNA (miR) are emerging as key regulators of several physiological processes, including angiogenesis. Here we investigated the potential role of miRs for the modulation of neovascularization in the context of cigarette smoking. Methods and Results: Human Umbilical Vascular Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) were exposed or not to cigarette smoke extracts (CSE). Using Affimetrix GeneChip miRNA array analysis, we found that the pro-angiogenic miR let-7f was downregulated by 40% in HUVECs exposed to CSE. Using an inhibitor of let-7f, we demonstrated reduced migration and tube formation in HUVECs, reproducing the phenotype induced by CSE. A let-7f mimic could rescue cellular migration and tube formation in HUVECs exposed to CSE. Moreover, the expression of let-7f is significantly reduced in the ischemic muscles of mice exposed to cigarette smoke (CS). In vivo, hindlimb ischemia was surgically provoked by femoral artery removal to mice exposed (SMK) or not to CS for two weeks with a local injection of a control or a let-7f mimic. Let-7f mimic could rescue blood flow recuperation and capillary density in ischemic muscles 21 days post-ischemia associated with improved mobility. We found that CS was associated with reduced number of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and impairment of angiogenic activities. Importantly, let-7f mimic rescued EPC number and EPC functional activities in SMK group. TGF-β-RI and HIF1AN are predicted to be targeted by let-7f and both are increased in SMK mice, whereas the expression of HIF-1a and VEGF are reduced in these mice. Interestingly, SMK mice injected with a let-7f mimic have decreased muscle expression of TGF-β-RI and HIF1AN associated with normalized HIF-1 and VEGF expression. Conclusion: Our results suggest that a reduction in the expression of let-7f could be involved in the cigarette smoke-induced inhibition of angiogenesis through modulation of TGF-β-RI and HIF1AN. Overexpression of let-7f using a miR mimic could constitute a novel therapeutic strategy to improve ischemia-induced neovascularization in pathological conditions.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e98197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk Koning ◽  
Antoon J. M. van Oosterhout ◽  
Uilke Brouwer ◽  
Lisette E. den Boef ◽  
Renée Gras ◽  
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1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (6) ◽  
pp. L593-L611 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. Evans ◽  
W. A. Pryor

The proteinase-antiproteinase theory for the pathogenesis of emphysema proposes that the connective tissue destruction associated with emphysema arises from excessive proteinase activity in the lower respiratory tract. For this reason, the relative activities of neutrophil elastase and alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1-PI) are considered important. Most emphysema is observed in smokers; therefore, alpha 1-PI has been studied as a target for smoke-induced damage. Damage to alpha 1-PI in lung fluid could occur by several mechanisms involving species delivered to the lung by cigarette smoke and/or stimulated inflammatory cells. Oxidative damage to alpha 1-PI has received particular attention, since both cigarette smoke and inflammatory cells are rich sources of oxidants. In this article we review almost two decades of research on mechanistic studies of damage to alpha 1-PI by cigarette smoke and phagocytic cells in vitro, studies emphasizing the importance of elastinolytic activity in the pathogenesis of emphysema in vivo and studies of human lung lavage fluid to detect defects in alpha 1-PI at the molecular and functional levels.


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