Beware Of Vaping: Study Finds E-Cigarettes Cause More Lung Inflammation

Mar, 2023 - By WMR

According to a new study, users of electronic cigarettes have worse lung inflammation than those who consume tobacco.

A battery-powered electronic gadget which is called an "e-cigarette" that resembles a cigarette, cigar, or pen but doesn't really contain tobacco but instead mixes nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals in a solution. They aid tobacco users in giving up their habits.

The study looked at the vapor's impact on immune cells in a lab setting (in a dish). These studies demonstrate impaired immune cell activity, which may harm the lungs by contributing to inflammation. Immune cells that usually contribute to the inflammation are implicating in inflammation.

There are certain evidences to suggest that e-cigarette exposure increases inflammation in the macrophages and immune cells which further leads to cancer.

Vapers, smokers, and non-smokers were all included in the study to investigate lung inflammation as well as to evaluate the individuals' lungs, the scientists employed positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

The investigation involves "tracer molecules," which are often being employed in the diagnosis of cancer patients. Inducible nitric oxide synthase, or iNOS, is an enzyme that is involved in the body's creation of nitric oxide, and it was this enzyme that the tracer was designing to target the same.

Inhaling the tracer, which binds to the enzyme and is mostly being picked up by radioactivity, the research participants breathe it in. By comparing the photos, it is possible to estimate how much tracer has accumulated in the lungs of smokers, vapers, and non-smokers.

In comparison to both non-smokers and cigarette smokers, the study which found indicated that e-cigarette users had greater levels of iNOS.

According to the same research, e-cigarette users had a very fewer odds of developing smoking-related illnesses including COPD and cancer.