Already aware of the dangers of cigarettes for health, instead of wanting to stop, most people actually turn to e-cigarettes or vape.
Not infrequently there are people who say and say that this vape is not harmful to health as well as cigarettes. However, scientists warn that faltering in e-cigarettes is very dangerous for the lungs because it can trigger inflammation.
According to scientists from the University of Athens, using vape in the short term can cause more damage. This was proven in experiments that there were rats that were given additives, i.e. flavorings, and caused lung inflammation that was similar or worse than using traditional cigarettes.
"The detrimental effects observed in the lungs on exposure to electric vapor in animal models highlight the need for further investigation into the safety and toxicity of devices that are developing rapidly throughout the world," said researcher, Dr. Constaninos Glynos, quoted by the Daily Mail.
The researchers compared several groups of mice that received exposure to electric cigarette vapor four times a day. One group received cigarette smoke and three more received vaper steam containing propylene glycol and nicotine or two of these ingredients and tobacco flavorings. The fifth batch only gets normal and healthy air and acts as a control.
Some animals in each group undergo a regime for three days (short term) and another four weeks (long term). There was an increase in signs of inflammation, mucus production and lung function changed in all three vape groups only after three days of exposure.
"Our findings show that exposure to vapor in electric cigarettes can trigger an inflammatory response and affect the mechanism of the respiratory system. In many cases, the additional feeling in the vape exacerbates the detrimental effects of the vape itself," explains Glynos.
The study was published in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular, and concluded that vape is clearly as dangerous as traditional cigarettes for lung health.
