Vaping flavorings found to alter lung function at cellular level

Certain flavorings used in electronic cigarette liquids may alter important cellular functions in lung tissue, according to new research presented at this year’s American Thoracic Society International Conference. Researcher Temperance Rowell, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the observed changes in cell viability, cell proliferation, and calcium signaling was flavor-dependent.

“The effects of the various chemical components of e-cigarette vapor on lung tissue are largely unknown,” Rowell said. “Coupling these results with chemicals identified in each flavor could prove useful in identifying flavors or chemical constituents that produce adverse effects in users.”

In the study, human lung epithelial cells were exposed to various doses of the 13 e-cigarette liquid flavors for 30 minutes or 24 hours. A number of cell viability and toxicity parameters pointed to 5 of 13 flavors tested showing overall adverse effects to cells in a dose-dependent manner.

During the 30 minute exposure test, the flavors Hot Cinnamon Candies, Banana Pudding (Southern Style), and Menthol Tobacco elicited a dose-dependent calcium response and were toxic to the cells at higher doses.

During the 24 hour exposure test, these same three favors decreased cell proliferation and cell viability in a dose-dependent manner.

Rowell said the toxic effects of these flavorings were not seen with either nicotine or the e-liquid vehicle, which consisted of propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin.

Additional experiments testing the aerosolized product of e-liquid flavors on cultured primary human bronchial epithelial cells are ongoing. “The specific chemical components underlying the toxic effects of these e-cigarette flavors on cell viability, proliferation, and calcium signaling in airway epithelia are undergoing further study in our lab,” said Rowell. “Given the increasing popularity of flavored e-cigarettes, a better understanding of their ingredients, the potential health risks of these ingredients, and the causes of these risks is urgently needed.”

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Source: American Thoracic Society

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