Electronic cigarettes turned out to be destroyers of DNA

Even with e cigarette liquid without nicotine would have the same harmful effects as regular cigarettes.

Experts produced with a 3D printer a microfluidic system that allowed us to simulate the effects of chemicals on biopolymers (proteins and DNA), contained in human cells. These artificial “lungs” the effect of cigarette smoke and steam from vaping. Damage to nucleic acids was checked using electrochemiluminescence detectors.

Scientists have found that chemicals dissolved in the fluid enter into the reaction, catalyzed by enzymes, which led to the formation of products that can affect DNA. However, even electronic cigarette liquid without nicotine would have the same harmful effects as regular cigarettes.

In April 2017 in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology published an article in which it was reported that vapors from electronic cigarettes activated in the pulmonary tissues, genes related to oxidative stress. At the same time vaping, according to the findings of scientists, has less harm on the respiratory system than tobacco smoke.

In 2015, the UK Department of health introduced the report, stating that the use of wapow 95% safer than Smoking cigarettes.

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