E-smoking: Emerging public health problem?

• Authors: Mateusz Jankowski , Grzegorz Brożek , Joshua Lawson , Szymon Skoczyński , Jan E. Zejda

Abstracts

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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

Keywords

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smoking; nicotine; literature review; e-cigarette; electronic cigarette; tobacco products

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 329-344

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

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Mateusz Jankowski

• Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland (School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Epidemiology)

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Grzegorz Brożek

• Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland (School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Epidemiology)

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Joshua Lawson

• University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (Canadian Center for Health and Safety in Agriculture, Department of Medicine)

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Szymon Skoczyński

• Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland (School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Pneumonology)

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Jan E. Zejda

• Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland (School of Medicine in Katowice, Department of Epidemiology)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01046

Biblioteka Nauki

2161883