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Clinical research: inhalation of electronic cigarettes may have a negative effect on the lungs

Clinical research: inhalation of electronic cigarettes may have a negative effect on the lungs

2023-02-01

A recent pre -clinical study of Researchers from the Institute of Hesson Health and Western University Shulik Medicine and Dental Academy of Sciences shows that electronic cigarettes may have a negative impact on the lung surfactants in the lungs. Surface active agent is a key layer of lipid and protein. By reducing the surface tension of the lungs, it is essential for relaxing breathing. If there is no surface active substance, breathing will require more effort, and a person will need mechanical help to do this.


"Electronic cigarettes continue to be popular, but the medical community does not know much about the situation in the lungs of gas solidar," said Dr. Ruud Veldhuizen, a professor of Lawson scientist and a professor of Shulik Medical University. "We realize that the first exposure to the lungs in the lungs is the lung surface active agent, which is the field of special research in our team."


The research team can study its effect by placing a layer of surfactant in the syringe, and then uses a vaporized device to push the air solution into the syringe. This enables the steam to directly affect the surfactant. The researchers then imitated inhaled and exhaled steam 30 times in the syringe, using standard electronic cigarettes to absorb the process.


"We are particularly concerned about the surface tension of the surfactant," Emma Graham, a master of Schrick Medical University, explained. "After absorbing, we see high surface tension, which indicates that the surfactant is not effective in supporting normal lung function."


The research team also checked different eating equipment, tastes, additives, and nicotine to observe whether there is any difference in impact.


Graham said: "Compared with other electronic liquids, nicotine has no more worse impact on the surface tension of surfactants, but some seasonings, such as mint electronic liquid, have an impact."


His team intends to further study. Veldhuizen said that these findings can provide a sign that it is prone to lung damage for people who take drugs, including those with respiratory viruses such as COVID-19.


"We want to make this information public, so that people know that electronic cigarettes may cause damage to the lungs," Veldhuizen said. "As the next step, we hope to further study the impact of electronic cigarettes on the lungs, and how we treat the damage."


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