Recently it has been reported that mice exposed to nicotine containing vapor of electronic cigarettes exhibited reduced immune defense to bacterial infection (Sussan et al., 2015). From the mouse data, the authors infer that consumption of electronic cigarettes may compromise the immune response of humans. This result attained considerable media coverage and is expected to be embraced by health authorities eagerly searching […]
Electronic cigarettes and airway infections? Don’t worry!
A recent study published in PlosOne reports seemingly alarming effects of electronic cigarette liquids with and without nicotine on human lung epithelial cells. Exposure of the cells for 24 or 48 hours to e-liquids resulted in increased expression of a proinflammatory cytokine (IL-6), enhanced the susceptibility of the cells to infection by human rhinovirus, and […]