Lung toxicity of condensed aerosol from E-CIG liquids: Influence of the flavor and the in vitro model used

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Bengalli, Rossella ^a   Ferri, Emanuele ^b   Labra, Massimo ^a   Mantecca, Paride ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b TRUSTICERT SRL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Condensed aerosol; E cigarette; E liquid; In vitro systems; Inhalation toxicology

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 8; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NICOTINE; FLAVORING AGENT;

AEROSOL; ASSAY; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

AEROSOL; ALVEOLAR BLOOD BARRIER; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CINNAMON; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DIFFUSION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLAVOR; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INHALATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG TOXICITY; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; TOBACCO; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG DISEASE; TOXICITY;

CINNAMOMUM VERUM; MENTHA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; NICOTINE; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 85032027000     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14101254     Document Type: Article

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