Finally, many have used electronic cigarettes as a step on the way to stop smoking, or in search of a less harmful alternative than a traditional cigarette.
But a new study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, warned that continued exposure to e-cigarette vapors may disrupt normal lung function in mice and also reduce the ability of immune cells in The lungs to respond to viral infections.
The team found that mice, who were constantly exposed to cigarette smoke or e-cigarette vapors, containing nicotine and solvents, suffered severe damage to the lungs and excessive infections similar to those found in human smokers with "emphysema", which is the main cause of smoking. To catch it.
The researchers concluded that further studies should be conducted on the types of solvents used in the electronic cigarette, and to take measures to ban the use of propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin in electronic cigarettes.
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