Open AccessAcute Effects of Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) Aerosol Inhalation on Lung Tissue Damage and Inflammatory Changes in the Lungs
Author(s) -
Tariq A. Bhat,
Suresh Kalathil,
Noel J. Leigh,
Thivanka Muthumalage,
Irfan Rahman,
Maciej Ł. Goniewicz,
Yasmin Thanavala
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntaa267
Subject(s) - proinflammatory cytokine , bronchoalveolar lavage , inhalation , lung , immunology , inflammation , chemokine , immune system , inhalation exposure , chemistry , medicine , anesthesia
Emerging heated tobacco products (HTPs) were designed to reduce exposure to toxicants from cigarette smoke (CS) by avoiding burning tobacco and instead heating tobacco. We studied the effects of short-term inhalation of aerosols emitted from HTP called IQOS, on lung damage and immune-cell recruitment to the lungs in mice.