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Erschienen in: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 10/2020

01.10.2020 | Allergies and the Environment (T Moran, Section Editor)

Current E-Cigarette Research in the Context of Asthma

verfasst von: Elise Hickman, Ilona Jaspers

Erschienen in: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports | Ausgabe 10/2020

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

The purpose of this review is to integrate recent research on the respiratory immune effects of e-cigarettes with the pathogenesis of asthma to better understand how e-cigarettes may affect asthmatics and to note critical knowledge gaps regarding the effects of e-cigarettes on asthmatics.

Recent Findings

Human, rodent, and cell culture studies show that key cellular functions of epithelial cells, macrophages, and neutrophils are altered by e-cigarette exposure.

Summary

Because respiratory immunity is already dysregulated in asthma, further alteration of cellular function by e-cigarettes could impact asthma development, severity, and/or exacerbations. Future research is needed to more directly investigate this relationship using controlled human exposure studies and exposure of cell culture or animal models of asthma to e-cigarettes.
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Metadaten
Titel
Current E-Cigarette Research in the Context of Asthma
verfasst von
Elise Hickman
Ilona Jaspers
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2020
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Allergy and Asthma Reports / Ausgabe 10/2020
Print ISSN: 1529-7322
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-6315
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-020-00952-2

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