IQOS exposure impairs human airway cell homeostasis: direct comparison with traditional cigarette and e-cigarette

Sukhwinder Singh Sohal; Mathew Suji Eapen; Vegi G M Naidu; Pawan Sharma

doi:10.1183/23120541.00159-2018

IQOS exposure impairs human airway cell homeostasis: direct comparison with traditional cigarette and e-cigarette

ERJ Open Res. 2019 Feb 11;5(1):00159-2018. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00159-2018. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Authors

Sukhwinder Singh Sohal¹, Mathew Suji Eapen¹, Vegi G M Naidu², Pawan Sharma^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Respiratory Translational Research Group, Dept of Laboratory Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.
² Dept of Pharmacology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Guwahati, India.
³ Medical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Woolcock Emphysema Centre, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Abstract

Heat-not-burn (HNB) devices can alter vital physiological functions in the lung. HNB devices may not be a safer option than cigarette smoking or eCig vaping; this does not support the recommendation of their use over other nicotine delivery products. http://ow.ly/wZ5P30ng8bU.