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

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

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 aerosols, in the absence of nicotine and flavors, impact parameters of mucociliary function in human volunteers, a larg...

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Main Authors: Michael D. Kim, Samuel Chung, John S. Dennis, Makoto Yoshida, Carolina Aguiar, Sheyla P. Aller, Eliana S. Mendes, Andreas Schmid, Juan Sabater, Nathalie Baumlin, Matthias Salathe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
e-cigarette
vegetable glycerin
CFTR
Mucus
Airway epithelium
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.1012723/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.1012723/full

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