These battery operated devices are also a threat! Let us move away from nicotine in any form!!
[h=1]Smoking e-cigarettes kills mouth cells: study[/h]
November 20, 2016 12:37
E-cigarette vapours can kill a large number of mouth cells, increasing the risk of infection, gum disease inflammation and even cancer, a new study has warned.
Researchers found that exposing gingival epithelial cells to e-cigarette vapour in the laboratory causes them to die within a few days.
"Mouth epithelium is the body's first line of defence against microbial infection. This epithelium protects us against several microorganisms living in our mouths," said Mahmoud Rouabhia from Universite Laval in Canada.
To simulate what happens in a person's mouth while vaping, researchers placed epithelial cells in a small chamber containing a saliva-like liquid.
Electronic cigarette vapour was pumped into the chamber at a rate of two five-second "inhalations" per minute for 15 minutes a day.
Observations under the microscope showed that the percentage of dead or dying cells, which is about two per cent in unexposed cell cultures, rose to 18 per cent, 40 per cent, and 53 per cent after one, two and three days of exposure to e-cigarette vapour respectively.
http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2...-cells-study/77b65522eada7950131d5405c5199986
[h=1]Smoking e-cigarettes kills mouth cells: study[/h]
November 20, 2016 12:37
E-cigarette vapours can kill a large number of mouth cells, increasing the risk of infection, gum disease inflammation and even cancer, a new study has warned.
Researchers found that exposing gingival epithelial cells to e-cigarette vapour in the laboratory causes them to die within a few days.
"Mouth epithelium is the body's first line of defence against microbial infection. This epithelium protects us against several microorganisms living in our mouths," said Mahmoud Rouabhia from Universite Laval in Canada.
To simulate what happens in a person's mouth while vaping, researchers placed epithelial cells in a small chamber containing a saliva-like liquid.
Electronic cigarette vapour was pumped into the chamber at a rate of two five-second "inhalations" per minute for 15 minutes a day.
Observations under the microscope showed that the percentage of dead or dying cells, which is about two per cent in unexposed cell cultures, rose to 18 per cent, 40 per cent, and 53 per cent after one, two and three days of exposure to e-cigarette vapour respectively.
http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2...-cells-study/77b65522eada7950131d5405c5199986
