In the report on the results of a recent study scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says that the now popular e-cigarettes cause less severe lung disease than conventional tobacco.
Based on a comparison of samples of saliva fans of traditional cigarettes and their electronic counterparts, the researchers found that the body smokers «of wapow«, it can begin to develop dangerous proteins associated with lung diseases such as COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cystic fibrosis.
Previously, scientists have said that such toys are especially popular among young people, can cause serious harm to the heart and increase the risk of heart attack.
In the new study involved 15 users of e-cigarettes and 14 habitual smokers and 15 people who do not smoke. Scientists have found that airway fans of electronic cigarette accumulate proteinsthat fight pathogens, but increased their level may lead to inflammatory lung diseasesthat prevent normal breathing.
The study authors attribute this increase with inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis, lupus and vasculitis, but they note that it is necessary to conduct additional studies to confirm this assumption. In addition, Smoking electronic cigarettes increases the risk of disease with bronchitis, asthma and the occurrence of wheezing.
Thus, the study increases the already huge amount of evidence of the dangers of addiction to electronic cigarettes. Scientists emphasize that Smoking electronic cigarettes is not a healthier alternative to conventional Smoking and that people should not fool ourselves swapping one dangerous habit for another.
