{"id":6299,"date":"2022-07-25T02:53:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T02:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyhealthybox.com\/2022\/07\/25\/e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-are-toxic-and-cause-inflammation-in-white-blood-cells-according-to-new-study\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T02:53:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T02:53:36","slug":"e-cigarette-flavoring-chemicals-are-toxic-and-cause-inflammation-in-white-blood-cells-according-to-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=6299","title":{"rendered":"E-cigarette flavoring chemicals are toxic and cause inflammation in white blood cells, according to new study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- - --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:1000px;width:100%\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/demo2.tadke.com\/health-news-s\/uploads\/health-news-s0423\/E-Cigarette-On-Table1884.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><!-- - --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"Marker\" id=\"Marker2\">\n<p>A recently published study discovered that chemicals and liquids that are used to flavor e-cigarettes could result in a &#8220;significant inflammation&#8221; 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\u00a0open-access journal <em>Frontiers in Physiology<\/em>, adds weight to growing evidence on the dangers of e-cigarettes to a person&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The study,\u00a0which was led by researchers from the\u00a0<em>University of Rochester Medical Centre<\/em>, investigated the truth behind the claims saying that vaping e-cigarettes, which were touted to be nicotine-free, was safer than conventional cigarettes.<\/li>\n<li>Earlier studies had revealed that the flavors used in e-cigarettes were responsible for inflammatory and oxidative stress responses in lung cells. Moreover, there was also an increased level of oxidative stress found in the blood of people who smoked e-cigarettes.<\/li>\n<li>The current study aimed to validate these claims, particularly its effect on monocytes, which are white blood cells that are a part of the immune system.<\/li>\n<li>Researchers found out that flavoring chemicals and e-liquids resulted in increased levels of biomarkers for inflammation and tissue damage from oxidative stress. Moreover,\u00a0some chemicals also caused significant cell death.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The study concluded that flavoring chemicals resulted in\u00a0a significant inflammation of monocytic blood cells.<\/p>\n<p>Find the full text at this link.<\/p>\n<p>Journal Reference:<\/p>\n<p>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. 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