06/07/2018 / By Ralph Flores
A recently published study discovered that chemicals and liquids that are used to flavor e-cigarettes could result in a “significant inflammation” of monocytes, a type of white blood cell in the body, and that mixing e-cigarette flavors produces a much worse effect than having just one flavor. The study, which was published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Physiology, adds weight to growing evidence on the dangers of e-cigarettes to a person’s health.
The study concluded that flavoring chemicals resulted in a significant inflammation of monocytic blood cells.
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Journal Reference:
Muthumalage T., Prinz M., Ansah K.O., Gerloff J., Sundar I.K., Rahman I. INFLAMMATORY AND OXIDATIVE RESPONSES INDUCED BY EXPOSURE TO COMMONLY USED E-CIGARETTE FLAVORING CHEMICALS AND FLAVORED E-LIQUIDS WITHOUT NICOTINE. Frontiers in Physiology. 2018;8. DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.01130
Tagged Under: e-cigarettes, inflammation, monocytic blood cells