E-smoking: Emerging public health problem?
E-cigarette use has become increasingly popular, especially among the young. Its long-term influence upon health is unknown. Aim of this review has been to present the current state of knowledge about the impact of e-cigarette use on health, with an emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe. During the...
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| author | Mateusz Jankowski Grzegorz Brożek Joshua Lawson Szymon Skoczyński Jan Eugeniusz Zejda |
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| description | E-cigarette use has become increasingly popular, especially among the young. Its long-term influence upon health is unknown. Aim of this review has been to present the current state of knowledge about the impact of e-cigarette use on health, with an emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe. During the preparation of this narrative review, the literature on e-cigarettes available within the network PubMed was retrieved and examined. In the final review, 64 research papers were included. We specifically assessed the construction and operation of the e-cigarette as well as the chemical composition of the e-liquid; the impact that vapor arising from the use of e-cigarette explored in experimental models in vitro; and short-term effects of use of e-cigarettes on users’ health. Among the substances inhaled by the e-smoker, there are several harmful products, such as: formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acroleine, propanal, nicotine, acetone, o-methyl-benzaldehyde, carcinogenic nitrosamines. Results from experimental animal studies indicate the negative impact of e-cigarette exposure on test models, such as ascytotoxicity, oxidative stress, inflammation, airway hyper reactivity, airway remodeling, mucin production, apoptosis, and emphysematous changes. The short-term impact of e-cigarettes on human health has been studied mostly in experimental setting. Available evidence shows that the use of e-cigarettes may result in acute lung function responses (e.g., increase in impedance, peripheral airway flow resistance) and induce oxidative stress. Based on the current available evidence, e-cigarette use is associated with harmful biologic responses, although it may be less harmful than traditional cigarettes. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(3):329–344 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04cb0186d1eb4f78bce7ba7f9adc314f2022-12-22T03:12:35ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health1232-10871896-494X2017-06-0130332934410.13075/ijomeh.1896.01046E-smoking: Emerging public health problem?Mateusz JankowskiGrzegorz BrożekJoshua LawsonSzymon SkoczyńskiJan Eugeniusz ZejdaE-cigarette use has become increasingly popular, especially among the young. Its long-term influence upon health is unknown. Aim of this review has been to present the current state of knowledge about the impact of e-cigarette use on health, with an emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe. During the preparation of this narrative review, the literature on e-cigarettes available within the network PubMed was retrieved and examined. In the final review, 64 research papers were included. We specifically assessed the construction and operation of the e-cigarette as well as the chemical composition of the e-liquid; the impact that vapor arising from the use of e-cigarette explored in experimental models in vitro; and short-term effects of use of e-cigarettes on users’ health. Among the substances inhaled by the e-smoker, there are several harmful products, such as: formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acroleine, propanal, nicotine, acetone, o-methyl-benzaldehyde, carcinogenic nitrosamines. Results from experimental animal studies indicate the negative impact of e-cigarette exposure on test models, such as ascytotoxicity, oxidative stress, inflammation, airway hyper reactivity, airway remodeling, mucin production, apoptosis, and emphysematous changes. The short-term impact of e-cigarettes on human health has been studied mostly in experimental setting. Available evidence shows that the use of e-cigarettes may result in acute lung function responses (e.g., increase in impedance, peripheral airway flow resistance) and induce oxidative stress. Based on the current available evidence, e-cigarette use is associated with harmful biologic responses, although it may be less harmful than traditional cigarettes. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(3):329–344http://ijomeh.eu/E-smoking-Emerging-public-health-problem-,67520,0,2.htmlSmokingnicotineliterature reviewe-cigaretteelectronic cigarettetobacco products |
| spellingShingle | Mateusz Jankowski Grzegorz Brożek Joshua Lawson Szymon Skoczyński Jan Eugeniusz Zejda E-smoking: Emerging public health problem? International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health Smoking nicotine literature review e-cigarette electronic cigarette tobacco products |
| title | E-smoking: Emerging public health problem? |
| title_full | E-smoking: Emerging public health problem? |
| title_fullStr | E-smoking: Emerging public health problem? |
| title_full_unstemmed | E-smoking: Emerging public health problem? |
| title_short | E-smoking: Emerging public health problem? |
| title_sort | e smoking emerging public health problem |
| topic | Smoking nicotine literature review e-cigarette electronic cigarette tobacco products |
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