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Mai Y, Yan S, Gong L. Cardiovascular health metrics and diabetic nephropathy: a nationally representative cross-sectional study. Int Urol Nephrol 2024:10.1007/s11255-024-04097-3. [PMID: 38839692 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-024-04097-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy is well-documented to be multifactorial. However, research available on the association between cardiovascular health and diabetic nephropathy is limited. Thus, this study aimed to investigate these potential associations and provide guidance for disease prevention. METHODS We applied Life's Essential 8 (LE8) identified by the American Heart Association, which integrates multiple health behaviors and health factors to measure cardiovascular health. This study covered 4207 adults with diabetes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey spanning 2007-2018. Weighted regression models assessed the estimated effect of LE8 score on the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy as well as their corresponding clinical indicators. Weighted restricted cubic spline models discussed the possible nonlinear dose-response relationships further. Subgroup analyses clarified the effects of other covariates on correlations. RESULTS After adjusting for all covariates, participants with moderate or high cardiovascular health showed a decreased prevalence of diabetic nephropathy (odds ratio [OR]:0.52; 95% confidence interval [CI]:0.42-0.63), and also a decrease in the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio [UACR] (β: - 0.83; 95% CI:- 1.00 to - 0.65). The prevalence of diabetic nephropathy and the level of UACR tended to decrease linearly as the total LE8 score increased (P for nonlinear > 0.05). Subgroup analyses showed that the effects of increased overall LE8 score and the specific cardiovascular health construct varied across age and obesity strata. CONCLUSION Elevated overall LE8 score was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of diabetic nephropathy in U.S. adults, and the effects of the specific cardiovascular health construct on diabetic nephropathy and their corresponding clinical indicators varied. In all, maintaining good cardiovascular health by refining LE8 metrics may help reduce the adverse effects.
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- Yanpei Mai
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, 213003, China
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- Department of Imaging Diagnostics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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Chandy M, Hill T, Jimenez-Tellez N, Wu JC, Sarles SE, Hensel E, Wang Q, Rahman I, Conklin DJ. Addressing Cardiovascular Toxicity Risk of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in the Twenty-First Century: "What Are the Tools Needed for the Job?" and "Do We Have Them?". Cardiovasc Toxicol 2024; 24:435-471. [PMID: 38555547 DOI: 10.1007/s12012-024-09850-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Cigarette smoking is positively and robustly associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), including hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiac arrhythmias, stroke, thromboembolism, myocardial infarctions, and heart failure. However, after more than a decade of ENDS presence in the U.S. marketplace, uncertainty persists regarding the long-term health consequences of ENDS use for CVD. New approach methods (NAMs) in the field of toxicology are being developed to enhance rapid prediction of human health hazards. Recent technical advances can now consider impact of biological factors such as sex and race/ethnicity, permitting application of NAMs findings to health equity and environmental justice issues. This has been the case for hazard assessments of drugs and environmental chemicals in areas such as cardiovascular, respiratory, and developmental toxicity. Despite these advances, a shortage of widely accepted methodologies to predict the impact of ENDS use on human health slows the application of regulatory oversight and the protection of public health. Minimizing the time between the emergence of risk (e.g., ENDS use) and the administration of well-founded regulatory policy requires thoughtful consideration of the currently available sources of data, their applicability to the prediction of health outcomes, and whether these available data streams are enough to support an actionable decision. This challenge forms the basis of this white paper on how best to reveal potential toxicities of ENDS use in the human cardiovascular system-a primary target of conventional tobacco smoking. We identify current approaches used to evaluate the impacts of tobacco on cardiovascular health, in particular emerging techniques that replace, reduce, and refine slower and more costly animal models with NAMs platforms that can be applied to tobacco regulatory science. The limitations of these emerging platforms are addressed, and systems biology approaches to close the knowledge gap between traditional models and NAMs are proposed. It is hoped that these suggestions and their adoption within the greater scientific community will result in fresh data streams that will support and enhance the scientific evaluation and subsequent decision-making of tobacco regulatory agencies worldwide.
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- Mark Chandy
- Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, N6A 5K8, Canada
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- Division of Nonclinical Science, Center for Tobacco Products, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- Biomedical and Chemical Engineering PhD Program, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 14623, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville, 580 S. Preston St., Delia Baxter, Rm. 404E, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
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Abellán Alemán J, Sabaris RC, Pardo DE, García Donaire JA, Romanos FG, Iriso JI, Penagos LM, Iglesias LJN, de Salinas APM, Pérez-Monteoliva NRR, Lezcano PSR, Saborido MT, Roca FV. Documento de consenso sobre tabaquismo y riesgo vascular. HIPERTENSION Y RIESGO VASCULAR 2024; 41 Suppl 1:S1-S85. [PMID: 38729667 DOI: 10.1016/s1889-1837(24)00075-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Consensus statement on smoking and vascular risk About 22% of the Spanish population are daily smokers. Men are more likely to smoke than women. In Spain, women between 15-25 years of age smoke as much or more than men. Every smoker should be assessed for: physical dependence on nicotine (Fagerström test), social and psychological dependence (Glover Nilsson test), level of motivation to quit (Richmond test), probability of therapy success (Henri-Mondor and Michael-Fiore tests), and stage of behavioral change development (Prochaska and DiClementi). Advice on smoking cessation is highly cost-effective and should always be provided. Smoking is an enhancer of cardiovascular risk because it acts as a pathogen agent in the development of arteriosclerosis and is associated with ischemic heart disease, stroke, and peripheral artery disease. Smoking increases the risk of chronic lung diseases (COPD) and is related to cancers of the lung, female genitalia, larynx, oropharynx, bladder, mouth, esophagus, liver and biliary tract, and stomach, among others. Combined oral contraceptives should be avoided in women smokers older than 35 years of age due to the risk of thromboembolism. In smoking cessation, the involvement of physicians, nurses, psychologists, etc. is important, and their multidisciplinary collaboration is needed. Effective pharmacological treatments for smoking cessation are available. Combined treatments are recommended when smoker's dependence is high. For individuals who are unable to quit smoking, a strategy based on tobacco damage management with a total switch to smokeless products could be a less dangerous alternative for their health than continuing to smoke.
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- José Abellán Alemán
- Sociedad Murciana de Hipertensión Arterial y Riesgo Cardiovascular, Cátedra de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, España.
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- Sociedad Riojana de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Centro de Salud de Entrena, La Rioja, España
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- Sociedad Aragonesa de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Centro de Salud Oliver, Zaragoza, España
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- Sociedad Española de Hipertensión, Unidad de Hipertensión, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, España
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- Sociedad de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular de las Illes Balears, Centro de Salud Santa Catalina, Palma de Mallorca, España
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- Sociedad Vasca de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Centro de Salud la Habana-Cuba, Vitoria-Gasteiz, España
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- Sociedad Cántabra de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España
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- Sociedad Castilla-La Mancha de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Unidad de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, España
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- Sociedad Asturiana de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Área de Gestión Clínica, Interáreas de Nefrología VII y VIII del SESPA, Asturias, España
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- Sociedad Aragonesa de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario San Jorge, Huesca, España
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- Sociedad Catalana de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España
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- Sociedad Valenciana de Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Centro de Salud de Beniganim, Valencia, España
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Kreutz R, Cornelissen V, Mancia G. Tobacco smoking is unhealthy for both female and male persons. J Hypertens 2024; 42:186. [PMID: 38033256 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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- Reinhold Kreutz
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Berlin, Germany
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Cartland SP, Stanley CP, Bursill C, Passam F, Figtree GA, Patel S, Loa J, Golledge J, Robinson DA, Aitken SJ, Kavurma MM. Sex, Endothelial Cell Functions, and Peripheral Artery Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17439. [PMID: 38139267 PMCID: PMC10744086 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is caused by blocked arteries due to atherosclerosis and/or thrombosis which reduce blood flow to the lower limbs. It results in major morbidity, including ischemic limb, claudication, and amputation, with patients also suffering a heightened risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. Recent studies suggest women have a higher prevalence of PAD than men, and with worse outcomes after intervention. In addition to a potential unconscious bias faced by women with PAD in the health system, with underdiagnosis, and lower rates of guideline-based therapy, fundamental biological differences between men and women may be important. In this review, we highlight sexual dimorphisms in endothelial cell functions and how they may impact PAD pathophysiology in women. Understanding sex-specific mechanisms in PAD is essential for the development of new therapies and personalized care for patients with PAD.
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- Siân P. Cartland
- Heart Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (S.P.C.); (C.P.S.); (S.P.)
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- Heart Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (S.P.C.); (C.P.S.); (S.P.)
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- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia;
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; (F.P.); (G.A.F.); (S.J.A.)
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; (F.P.); (G.A.F.); (S.J.A.)
- Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2064, Australia
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- Heart Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (S.P.C.); (C.P.S.); (S.P.)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia (D.A.R.)
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia (D.A.R.)
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- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia;
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, QLD 4814, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; (F.P.); (G.A.F.); (S.J.A.)
- Concord Institute of Academic Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
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- Heart Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia; (S.P.C.); (C.P.S.); (S.P.)
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Liu J, Nabavizadeh P, Rao P, Derakhshandeh R, Han DD, Guo R, Murphy MB, Cheng J, Schick SF, Springer ML. Impairment of Endothelial Function by Aerosol From Marijuana Leaf Vaporizers. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e032969. [PMID: 38014661 PMCID: PMC10727338 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.032969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Marijuana leaf vaporizers, which heat plant material and sublimate Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol without combustion, are popular alternatives to smoking cannabis that are generally perceived to be less harmful. We have shown that smoke from tobacco and marijuana, as well as aerosol from e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, impair vascular endothelial function in rats measured as arterial flow-mediated dilation (FMD). METHODS AND RESULTS We exposed 8 rats per group to aerosol generated by 2 vaporizer systems (Volcano and handheld Yocan) using marijuana with varying Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol levels, in a single pulsatile exposure session of 2 s/min over 5 minutes, and measured changes in FMD. To model secondhand exposure, we exposed rats for 1 minute to diluted aerosol approximating release of uninhaled Volcano aerosol into typical residential rooms. Exposure to aerosol from marijuana with and without cannabinoids impaired FMD by ≈50%. FMD was similarly impaired by aerosols from Yocan (237 °C), and from Volcano at both its standard temperature (185 °C) and the minimum sublimation temperature of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (157 °C), although the low-temperature aerosol condition did not effectively deliver Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol to the circulation. Modeled secondhand exposure based on diluted Volcano aerosol also impaired FMD. FMD was not affected in rats exposed to clean air or water vapor passed through the Volcano system. CONCLUSIONS Acute direct exposure and modeled secondhand exposure to marijuana leaf vaporizer aerosol, regardless of cannabinoid concentration or aerosol generation temperature, impair endothelial function in rats comparably to marijuana smoke. Our findings indicate that use of leaf vaporizers is unlikely to reduce the vascular risk burden of smoking marijuana.
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- Jiangtao Liu
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Division of CardiologyUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Present address:
Division of CardiologyUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOHUSA
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- Division of CardiologyUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Center for Tobacco Control Research and EducationUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Present address:
Christus Good Shepherd/Texas A&M University Internal Medicine Residency ProgramLongviewTXUSA
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- Division of CardiologyUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
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- Division of CardiologyUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Present address:
School of Medicine and DentistryUniversity of RochesterRochesterNYUSA
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- Division of CardiologyUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Present address:
Stanford UniversityStanfordCAUSA
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental MedicineUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Present address:
Sutter Health California Pacific Medical CenterStanfordCAUSA
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- Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public HealthUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
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- Center for Tobacco Control Research and EducationUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Division of Occupational and Environmental MedicineUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Division of CardiologyUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
- Center for Tobacco Control Research and EducationUniversity of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
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Higashi Y. Smoking cessation and vascular endothelial function. Hypertens Res 2023; 46:2670-2678. [PMID: 37828134 PMCID: PMC10695829 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-023-01455-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
Abstract
Smoking is associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction. It is thought that smoking impairs vascular endothelial function through a decrease in nitric oxide bioavailability induced by activation of oxidative stress and inflammation. Endothelial dysfunction can be improved or augmented by appropriate interventions including pharmacotherapy, administration of supplements and lifestyle modifications. Although there have not been many studies, the effects of smoking cessation on endothelial function have been shown. In those studies, it was shown that smoking cessation does not always have a positive effect on vascular endothelial function. In this review, I will focus on the role of smoking in endothelial function and the effects of smoking cessation on endothelial function. Smoking impairs vascular endothelial function and leads to atherosclerosis. Smoking cessation is expected to improve vascular endothelial function. Effects of smoking cessation on endothelial function are not always consistent. Further studies are needed to determine whether smoking cessation directly improves endothelial function. NO indicates nitric oxide.
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- Yukihito Higashi
- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
- Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Kobeissi H, Ghozy S, Turfe B, Amoukhteh M, Kadirvel R, Brinjikji W, Rabinstein AA, Kallmes DF. Impact of smoking on outcomes following endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Interv Neuroradiol 2023:15910199231206100. [PMID: 37796821 DOI: 10.1177/15910199231206100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Smoking represents a leading risk factor for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Previous literature has described a "smoking paradox", wherein smokers experience better outcomes following intravenous thrombolysis for AIS. It is unclear whether such a phenomenon exists in smokers undergoing endovascular therapy (EVT) for AIS. To assess outcomes in smokers following EVT for AIS, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS Following the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic literature review of the English language literature was conducted using PubMed, Embase Web of Science, and Scopus. Outcomes of interest included 90-day modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-2, thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (TICI) score 2b-3, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH), and mortality. We calculated mean difference (MD), pooled odds ratios (ORs) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS Eight studies with 2633 patients comprised our analysis. On average, smokers were 10.14 years (MD = 10.14, [95% CI = -14.49 to -5.79], P-value < 0.001) younger than non-smokers. Smokers achieved mRS 0-2 (OR = 1.82, [95% CI, 1.34-2.48], P-value < 0.001) and TICI 2b-3 (OR = 1.61, [95% CI, 1.19-2.19], P-value = 0.002) at a higher rate than non-smokers. sICH rates were comparable between smokers and non-smokers (OR = 1.07, [95% CI, 0.62-1.85], P-value = 0.81). Smokers had a lower rate of 90-day mortality than non-smokers (OR = 0.54, [95% CI, 0.41-0.71], P-value < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In this meta-analysis of eight studies, we found that smokers with AIS undergoing EVT experienced better 90-day outcomes and higher rates of TICI 2b-3. This may be due to baseline differences between smokers and non-smokers, but future studies should explore alternative reasons that could explain this relationship between smoking and AIS treated with EVT.
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- Hassan Kobeissi
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- College of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- School of Medicine, Ross University, Bridgetown, Barbados
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Mills A, Frazier J, Plants R, Burrage E, Coblentz T, Nassabeh S, Robinson M, Chantler PD, Olfert IM. Effects of electronic cigarette E-liquid and device wattage on vascular function. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2023; 474:116631. [PMID: 37468077 PMCID: PMC10534201 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2023.116631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are customizable tobacco products that allow users to select e-liquid composition, flavors, and (in some devices) adjust wattage or heat used to generate e-cig aerosol. This study compared vascular outcomes in a conducting vessel (thoracic aorta) and a resistance artery (middle cerebral artery, MCA) in C57Bl/6 mice exposed to e-cig aerosol generated from either pure vegetable glycerin (VG) or pure propylene glycol (PG) over 60-min (Study 1), and separately the effect of using 5- vs. 30-watt settings with an exposure of 100-min (Study 2). In Study 1, aortic endothelial-dependent-dilation (EDD) was only impaired with PG- exposure (p < 0.05) compared with air. In the MCA, EDD response was impaired by ∼50% in both VG and PG groups compared with air (p < 0.05). In Study 2, the aortic EDD responses were not different for either 5- or 30-watt exposed groups compared with air controls; however, in the MCA, both 5- and 30-watt groups were impaired by 32% and 55%, respectively, compared with air controls (p < 0.05). These pre-clinical data provide evidence that chronic exposure to aerosol produced by either VG or PG, and regardless of the wattage used, leads to vascular dysfunction at multiple levels within the arterial system. For all exposures, we observed greater impairment of arterial reactivity in a resistance artery (i.e. MCA) compared with the aorta. These data could suggest the smaller arteries may be more sensitive or first to be affected, or that different mechanism(s) for impairment may be involved depending on arterial hierarchy.
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- Amber Mills
- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America; Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America; Department of Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America; Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America; Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States of America.
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Crompton M, Skinner LJ, Satchell SC, Butler MJ. Aldosterone: Essential for Life but Damaging to the Vascular Endothelium. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1004. [PMID: 37371584 PMCID: PMC10296074 DOI: 10.3390/biom13061004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The renin angiotensin aldosterone system is a key regulator of blood pressure. Aldosterone is the final effector of this pathway, acting predominantly via mineralocorticoid receptors. Aldosterone facilitates the conservation of sodium and, with it, water and acts as a powerful stimulus for potassium excretion. However, evidence for the pathological impact of excess mineralocorticoid receptor stimulation is increasing. Here, we discussed how in the heart, hyperaldosteronism is associated with fibrosis, cardiac dysfunction, and maladaptive hypertrophy. In the kidney, aldosterone was shown to cause proteinuria and fibrosis and may contribute to the progression of kidney disease. More recently, studies suggested that aldosterone excess damaged endothelial cells. Here, we reviewed how damage to the endothelial glycocalyx may contribute to this process. The endothelial glycocalyx is a heterogenous, negatively charged layer on the luminal surface of cells. Aldosterone exposure alters this layer. The resulting structural changes reduced endothelial reactivity in response to protective shear stress, altered permeability, and increased immune cell trafficking. Finally, we reviewed current therapeutic strategies for limiting endothelial damage and suggested that preventing glycocalyx remodelling in response to aldosterone exposure may provide a novel strategy, free from the serious adverse effect of hyperkalaemia seen in response to mineralocorticoid blockade.
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- Bristol Renal, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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Hahad O, Kuntic M, Kuntic I, Daiber A, Münzel T. Tobacco smoking and vascular biology and function: evidence from human studies. Pflugers Arch 2023:10.1007/s00424-023-02805-z. [PMID: 36961561 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-023-02805-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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Tobacco cigarette smoking is among the most complex and least understood health risk factors. A deeper insight into the pathophysiological actions of smoking exposure is of special importance as smoking is a major cause of chronic non-communicable diseases, in particular of cardiovascular disease as well as risk factors such as atherosclerosis and arterial hypertension. It is well known that smoking exerts its negative effects on cardiovascular health through various interdependent pathophysiological actions including hemodynamic and autonomic alterations, oxidative stress, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, thrombosis, and hyperlipidemia. Importantly, impaired vascular endothelial function is acknowledged as an early key event in the initiation and progression of smoking-induced atherosclerosis. Increasing evidence from human studies indicates that cigarette smoke exposure associates with a pathological state of the vascular endothelium mainly characterized by reduced vascular nitric oxide bioavailability due to increased vascular superoxide production. In the present overview, we provide compact evidence on the effects of tobacco cigarette smoke exposure on vascular biology and function in humans centered on main drivers of adverse cardiovascular effects including endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and oxidative stress.
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- Omar Hahad
- Department of Cardiology - Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology - Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany
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Allen MS, Tostes RC. Cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction: an updated review with a focus on pathophysiology, e-cigarettes, and smoking cessation. Sex Med Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1093/sxmrev/qeac007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Abstract
Introduction
Cigarette smoking has major health implications and causes substantial damage to all organ systems. Approximately one-third of men are active smokers worldwide, and most men are unaware that cigarette smoking can contribute to erectile dysfunction (ED).
Objectives
This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of research conducted on cigarette smoking and ED, with a particular focus on pathophysiology, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), and smoking cessation.
Methods
A manual literature search was conducted on all research conducted on cigarette smoking and ED up to October 2022.
Results
Substantial evidence is now available showing that past and current cigarette smoking has dose-dependent associations with ED in studies controlling for age and important health comorbidities. Cigarette smoke contains nicotine, carbon monoxide, oxidant chemicals, and metals that can damage the endothelium and disrupt erectile processes. For current smokers, smoking abstinence can strengthen the endothelium and reverse diminished erectile function. The effect of e-cigarettes on endothelial damage and ED remains largely untested. E-cigarettes expose users to fine and ultrafine particles and toxins that can increase risk of cardiovascular injury, but these acute effects appear less potent than conventional cigarettes (long-term cardiovascular effects are still unknown). E-cigarettes are therefore likely to have less harmful effects on ED than conventional cigarettes.
Conclusions
Smoking cessation programs that focus on nicotine replacement therapy (transdermal patches, gum, or inhalers), behavioral counseling, social support, and education programs can be effective approaches to ED treatment in active smokers. Temporarily transferring from regular cigarettes to e-cigarettes—which transmit some of the same carcinogens as conventional cigarettes and are likely to have some long-term cardiovascular effects that disrupt erectile function—might also be useful for long-term smoking cessation and treatment of ED.
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- Mark S Allen
- Department of Psychology and Therapeutic Studies , Leeds Trinity University, Leeds, LS18 5HD, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil
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Adverse Effects of Tobacco Products (Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, Hookah, Smokeless Tobacco) Use on Health. Respir Med 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24914-3_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Patel S, Shokr H, Greenstein A, Gherghel D. Macro- and Microvascular Function in Middle-Aged Individuals with Low Cardiovascular Disease Risk. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11236962. [PMID: 36498535 PMCID: PMC9740681 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11236962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Aims: To investigate the microvascular function in apparently healthy individuals showing signs of early macrovascular endothelial dysfunction. Methods: Healthy participants aged between 30−55 years were recruited for the present study. Baseline measurements included body-mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), 24-h blood pressure, as well as fasted venous glucose, triglycerides (TG) and cholesterol (HDL, LDL and total). Brachial artery reactivity was measured using the flow-mediated dilation (FMD) technique and retinal vessel reactivity was assessed by using the Dynamic Retinal Vessel Analyser (DVA) in all individuals. The enrolled participants were separated in two groups, based on either a reduced (group 1: <5%—n = 53) or a normal FMD response (group 2: 7−10%—n = 47). Results: Individuals exhibiting reduced FMD responses showed a reduced baseline-corrected microvascular arterial dilation response to flickering light (p = 0.039). In addition, they also exhibited a reduced arteriolar maximum dilation (p = 0.034), as well as a longer dilation reaction time (p = 0.048) and a lower dilation amplitude (p = 0.042) when compared to those with normal FMD values. Conclusion: In otherwise healthy middle-aged individuals, early signs of vascular dysfunction are reflected simultaneously at both macro- and microvascular levels.
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- Sunni Patel
- Vascular Research Laboratory, Ophthalmic Research Group, College Health and Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Ophthalmic Research Group, College Health and Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
- Pharmacy Division, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Ophthalmic Research Group, College Health and Life Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-0121-204-4120
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Mohammadi L, Han DD, Xu F, Huang A, Derakhshandeh R, Rao P, Whitlatch A, Cheng J, Keith RJ, Hamburg NM, Ganz P, Hellman J, Schick SF, Springer ML. Chronic E-Cigarette Use Impairs Endothelial Function on the Physiological and Cellular Levels. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2022; 42:1333-1350. [PMID: 36288290 PMCID: PMC9625085 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.121.317749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The harmful vascular effects of smoking are well established, but the effects of chronic use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on endothelial function are less understood. We hypothesized that e-cigarette use causes changes in blood milieu that impair endothelial function. METHODS Endothelial function was measured in chronic e-cigarette users, chronic cigarette smokers, and nonusers. We measured effects of participants' sera, or e-cigarette aerosol condensate, on NO and H2O2 release and cell permeability in cultured endothelial cells (ECs). RESULTS E-cigarette users and smokers had lower flow-mediated dilation (FMD) than nonusers. Sera from e-cigarette users and smokers reduced VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)-induced NO secretion by ECs relative to nonuser sera, without significant reduction in endothelial NO synthase mRNA or protein levels. E-cigarette user sera caused increased endothelial release of H2O2, and more permeability than nonuser sera. E-cigarette users and smokers exhibited changes in circulating biomarkers of inflammation, thrombosis, and cell adhesion relative to nonusers, but with distinct profiles. E-cigarette user sera had higher concentrations of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) ligands S100A8 and HMGB1 (high mobility group box 1) than smoker and nonuser sera, and receptor for advanced glycation end product inhibition reduced permeability induced by e-cigarette user sera but did not affect NO production. CONCLUSIONS Chronic vaping and smoking both impair FMD and cause changes in the blood that inhibit endothelial NO release. Vaping, but not smoking, causes changes in the blood that increase microvascular endothelial permeability and may have a vaping-specific effect on intracellular oxidative state. Our results suggest a role for RAGE in e-cigarette-induced changes in endothelial function.
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- Leila Mohammadi
- Division of Cardiology (L.M., D.D.H., R.D., P.R., P.G., M.L.S.), University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Cardiology (L.M., D.D.H., R.D., P.R., P.G., M.L.S.), University of California, San Francisco
- Now with School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, NY (D.D.H.)
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care (F.X., J.H.), University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (A.H., A.W., S.F.S.), University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Cardiology (L.M., D.D.H., R.D., P.R., P.G., M.L.S.), University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Cardiology (L.M., D.D.H., R.D., P.R., P.G., M.L.S.), University of California, San Francisco
- Now with CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Internal Medicine Residency Program, Longview, TX (P.R.)
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (A.H., A.W., S.F.S.), University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health (J.C.), University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville Medical School, KY (R.J.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, MA (N.M.H.)
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- Division of Cardiology (L.M., D.D.H., R.D., P.R., P.G., M.L.S.), University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care (F.X., J.H.), University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (A.H., A.W., S.F.S.), University of California, San Francisco
- Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (S.F.S., M.L.S.), University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Cardiology (L.M., D.D.H., R.D., P.R., P.G., M.L.S.), University of California, San Francisco
- Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (S.F.S., M.L.S.), University of California, San Francisco
- Cardiovascular Research Institute (M.L.S.), University of California, San Francisco
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Conklin DJ. How Irritating! Electronic Cigarettes Not "95% Safer" Than Combustible Cigarettes: Recent Mechanistic Insights Into Endothelial Dysfunction. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2022; 42:1351-1354. [PMID: 36288291 PMCID: PMC10038145 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.122.318468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Daniel J. Conklin
- American Heart Association-Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center, University of Louisville
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville
- Superfund Research Center, University of Louisville
- Center of Cardiovascular Metabolism Science, University of Louisville
- Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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The Impact of Tobacco Cigarettes, Vaping Products and Tobacco Heating Products on Oxidative Stress. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11091829. [PMID: 36139904 PMCID: PMC9495690 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Cells constantly produce oxidizing species because of their metabolic activity, which is counteracted by the continuous production of antioxidant species to maintain the homeostasis of the redox balance. A deviation from the metabolic steady state leads to a condition of oxidative stress. The source of oxidative species can be endogenous or exogenous. A major exogenous source of these species is tobacco smoking. Oxidative damage can be induced in cells by chemical species contained in smoke through the generation of pro-inflammatory compounds and the modulation of intracellular pro-inflammatory pathways, resulting in a pathological condition. Cessation of smoking reduces the morbidity and mortality associated with cigarette use. Next-generation products (NGPs), as alternatives to combustible cigarettes, such as electronic cigarettes (e-cig) and tobacco heating products (THPs), have been proposed as a harm reduction strategy to reduce the deleterious impacts of cigarette smoking. In this review, we examine the impact of tobacco smoke and MRPs on oxidative stress in different pathologies, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and tumors. The impact of tobacco cigarette smoke on oxidative stress signaling in human health is well established, whereas the safety profile of MRPs seems to be higher than tobacco cigarettes, but further, well-conceived, studies are needed to better understand the oxidative effects of these products with long-term exposure.
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Zhao X, Guo S, Zhang R, Liu L, Guo L, Liu G, Jiang L, Li Q, Pan B, Nie J, Yang J. The interaction effects of secondhand smoke exposure and overweight on the prevalence of hypertension in Chinese coke oven workers and NHANES participants (2013-2016). CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 303:135120. [PMID: 35644234 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of hypertension may be affected by environmental pollution and personal behavior. OBJECTIVES We aimed to evaluate the interaction effects of secondhand smoke exposure and overweight on hypertension. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a total of 627 workers from a coking plant in China and 1011 individuals from the NHANES database in the United States from 2013 to 2016 were selected as the research participants. The concentrations of 11 urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) metabolites and 3 tobacco metabolites were measured. An interaction effect was tested in the modified Poisson regression models. RESULTS For smokers among Chinese coke oven workers, the only statistically significant positive association was with hypertension in the highest tertile of nicotine metabolized ratio (NMR) (PR: 1.539, 95% CI: 1.013-2.337). Nonsmoking Chinese workers with 3rd tertile urinary nicotine levels were associated with a 114.8% significantly increased prevalence of hypertension (PR: 2.148, 95% CI: 1.025-4.500) compared to nonsmokers 1st tertile with nicotine levels. Association between tobacco exposure and hypertension is possibly modified by PAHs exposure (PR: 2.335, 95% CI: 0.933-5.841). Nonsmokers in the NHANES database with high urinary nicotine levels were associated with a 17.3% significantly increased prevalence of hypertension (PR: 1.173, 95% CI: 1.028-1.338) compared to those with low nicotine levels. We observed that overweight people with high nicotine levels had a significantly higher likelihood of hypertension than no overweight people with low nicotine levels among nonsmoking Chinese coke oven workers and NHANES participants (PR = 4.686, 95% CI: 1.488-14.754; PR = 1.251, 95% CI: 1.039-1.506). CONCLUSIONS Tobacco exposure and overweight are important risk factors for hypertension, and secondhand smoke exposure and overweight have an interactive effect on the incidence of hypertension in nonsmoking Chinese coke oven workers and NHANES participants.
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- Xinyu Zhao
- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Pneumoconiosis, China
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- Shanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
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- Shanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Pneumoconiosis, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Pneumoconiosis, China
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- Center of Occupational Disease Prevention, Xishan Coal Electricity (Group) Co., Ltd., China
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- Center of Occupational Disease Prevention, Xishan Coal Electricity (Group) Co., Ltd., China
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- Center of Occupational Disease Prevention, Xishan Coal Electricity (Group) Co., Ltd., China
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- General Hospital of Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Pneumoconiosis, China
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Pneumoconiosis, China.
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Arterial stiffness is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in middle-aged and old adults. Arterial stiffness has been limited to being an intermediate marker of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events in adolescents and young adult studies. The paucity of normative longitudinal data and repeated gold-standard assessments of arterial stiffness among the young population has occasioned a huge knowledge gap in its clinical utility. This review summarizes recent longitudinal evidence in a large adolescent population, supporting the value of arterial stiffness as a novel risk factor for hypertension, overweight/obesity and insulin resistance. Preventing or decreasing arterial stiffness during adolescence may confer cardiometabolic health benefits in later life, but further pathological and mechanistic research is needed. The review also offers suggestions for incorporating arterial stiffness measures into routine paediatric and young adult clinical practice.
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Klein LW. Systemic and Coronary Hemodynamic Effects of Tobacco Products on the Cardiovascular System and Potential Pathophysiologic Mechanisms. Cardiol Rev 2022; 30:188-196. [PMID: 34001689 DOI: 10.1097/crd.0000000000000395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tobacco product usage is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Smoking promotes atherosclerosis, producing disease in the coronary arteries, the aorta, the carotid and cerebral arteries and the large arteries in the peripheral circulation. The cardiovascular consequences of tobacco products have been the subject of intensive study for several decades. Despite the overwhelming epidemiologic association between smoking and vascular disease, the pathophysiologic mechanisms by which smoking exerts its deleterious effects remain incompletely understood. This review addresses the acute and long-term systemic and coronary hemodynamic effects of tobacco, with an emphasis of the impact on coronary blood flow and pathophysiologic mechanisms.
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- Lloyd W Klein
- From the Cardiology Division, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Protective Effects of Diets Rich in Polyphenols in Cigarette Smoke (CS)-Induced Oxidative Damages and Associated Health Implications. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11071217. [PMID: 35883708 PMCID: PMC9311530 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11071217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Cigarette smoking has been responsible for causing many life-threatening diseases such as pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases as well as lung cancer. One of the prominent health implications of cigarette smoking is the oxidative damage of cellular constituents, including proteins, lipids, and DNA. The oxidative damage is caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS, oxidants) present in the aqueous extract of cigarette smoke (CS). In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the potential health benefits of dietary polyphenols as natural antioxidant molecules. Epidemiological studies strongly suggest that long-term consumption of diets (fruits, vegetables, tea, and coffee) rich in polyphenols offer protective effects against the development of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis, and neurodegenerative diseases. For instance, green tea has chemopreventive effects against CI-induced lung cancer. Tea might prevent CS-induced oxidative damages in diseases because tea polyphenols, such as catechin, EGCG, etc., have strong antioxidant properties. Moreover, apple polyphenols, including catechin and quercetin, provide protection against CS-induced acute lung injury such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In CS-induced health problems, the antioxidant action is often accompanied by the anti-inflammatory effect of polyphenols. In this narrative review, the CS-induced oxidative damages and the associated health implications/pathological conditions (or diseases) and the role of diets rich in polyphenols and/or dietary polyphenolic compounds against various serious/chronic conditions of human health have been delineated.
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Rao P, Han DD, Tan K, Mohammadi L, Derakhshandeh R, Navabzadeh M, Goyal N, Springer ML. Comparable Impairment of Vascular Endothelial Function by a Wide Range of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Devices. Nicotine Tob Res 2022; 24:1055-1062. [PMID: 35100430 PMCID: PMC9199952 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS; ie, vaping devices) such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and newer coil-less ultrasonic vaping devices are promoted as less harmful alternatives to combustible cigarettes. However, their cardiovascular effects are understudied. We investigated whether exposure to aerosol from a wide range of ENDS devices, including a new ultrasonic vaping device, impairs endothelial function. AIMS AND METHODS We measured arterial flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in rats (n = 8/group) exposed to single session of 10 cycles of pulsatile 5-second exposure over 5 minutes to aerosol from e-liquids with and without nicotine generated from a USONICIG ultrasonic vaping device, previous generation e-cigarettes, 5% nicotine JUUL pods (Virginia Tobacco, Mango, Menthol), and an IQOS heated tobacco product; with Marlboro Red cigarette smoke and clean air as controls. We evaluated nicotine absorption and serum nitric oxide levels after exposure, and effects of different nicotine acidifiers on platelet aggregation. RESULTS Aerosol/smoke from all conditions except air significantly impaired FMD. Serum nicotine varied widely from highest in the IQOS group to lowest in USONICIG and previous generation e-cig groups. Nitric oxide levels were not affected by exposure. Exposure to JUUL and similarly acidified nicotine salt e-liquids did not affect platelet aggregation rate. Despite lack of heating coil, the USONICIG under airflow conditions heated e-liquid to ~77°C. CONCLUSIONS A wide range of ENDS, including multiple types of e-cigarettes with and without nicotine, a heated tobacco product, and an ultrasonic vaping device devoid of heating coil, all impair FMD after a single vaping session comparably to combusted cigarettes. IMPLICATIONS The need to understand the cardiovascular effects of various ENDS is of timely importance, as we have seen a dramatic increase in the use of these products in recent years, along with the growing assumption among its users that these devices are relatively benign. Our conclusion that a single exposure to aerosol from a wide range of ENDS impairs endothelial function comparably to cigarettes indicates that vaping can cause similar acute vascular functional impairment to smoking and is not a harmless activity.
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- Poonam Rao
- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Wu CW, Chuang HY, Watanabe K, Wu PS, Pan HC, Wang CL, Yang CC, Hung CH, Dai CY, Ho CK, Kawakami N. Association between secondhand smoke and peripheral arterial disease: a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2022; 95:1091-1101. [PMID: 35083550 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-022-01837-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The association between secondhand smoke (SHS) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) was inconsistent and the studies were relatively scarce, hence, we conducted a meta-analysis of the association between SHS and PAD. MATERIALS AND METHODS We systematically searched three electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science), and calculated the pooled prevalence risk ratio (RR) and estimated standard error by random effect model from the meta-analysis. Furthermore, we performed a subgroup meta-analysis according to the location of SHS exposure. RESULTS We initially identified 502 articles from the electronic database, and 6 articles, cross-sectional data from 4 cross-sectional studies and 2 prospective cohort studies, were included in the meta-analysis. Among these six articles, two studies showed a significant correlation between SHS exposure and PAD, whereas no study showed a negative correlation between SHS exposure and PAD. In the meta-analysis, pooled prevalence showed a significant association between SHS exposure and PAD (RR = 1.23; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08-1.41; z = 3.02, p = 0.003). In the subgroup analysis based on location of SHS exposure, the prevalence RR of PAD at home was 1.30 (95% CI 1.14-1.49, Z-3.99, p < 0.0001). The prevalence RR in the subgroup of SHS exposure at work was not significant (RR = 0.89; 95% CI 0.55-1.44; z = 0.48, p = 0.63). CONCLUSION Exposure to SHS was significantly and positively associated with PAD. Moreover, we found a significant association between exposure to SHS and PAD at home, but the association was not significant at work.
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- Chih-Wei Wu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 482, Shanming Rd., Siaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City, 812, Taiwan
- Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 482, Shanming Rd., Siaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City, 812, Taiwan.
- Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan.
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan.
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- Environmental and Occupational Medicine Center, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Klein LW. Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Tobacco Smoke Producing Atherosclerosis. Curr Cardiol Rev 2022; 18:e110422203389. [PMID: 35410615 PMCID: PMC9893148 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x18666220411113112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite the convincing epidemiologic association between smoking and vascular disease, the pathophysiologic mechanisms by which smoking initiates and contributes to the progression of atherosclerosis remain incompletely understood. A precise dose-dependent correlation has never been demonstrated, suggesting that the biological relationship is complex and influenced by individual genetic and possibly environmental factors. Although endothelial dysfunction and intimal damage appear to be central to atherogenesis, how tobacco products cause this effect has not been established. The purpose of this review is to describe the current state of knowledge of the main pathophysiologic pathways of how tobacco smoking abets atherosclerosis. Constituents of Tobacco Smoke: Tobacco combustion produces a mixture of organic substances. derived from burning organic materials. The predominant gaseous phase constituents include carbon monoxide, acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, acrolein, and other carbonyls, as well as nicotine and tobacco-specific nitrosamines. Potential Pathophysiologic Mechanisms: Smoking-induced changes in coronary vasomotor tone, platelet activation, and endothelial integrity are major components of both the development of atherosclerosis and its clinical presentation. Smoking may initiate and accelerate the progression of atherosclerosis by injuring the vascular intima. Other potential mechanisms include intimal damage and endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress and injury, thrombosis, lipid abnormalities, and inflammation. CONCLUSION Smoking tobacco products contributes measurably to the incidence of acute vascular events and chronic disease. The causative compound, the exact mechanism of injury, and whether the atherogenic effect is modifiable are not known.
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- Lloyd W. Klein
- Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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Nicholls SJ, Shaw LJ. Shining Light on the Impact of Air Pollution. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 15:343-344. [PMID: 34922876 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Shen Q, Xu Q, Li G, Ren L, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Zhong Z, Li X, Wang Q. Joint effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and secondhand smoke exposure on hypertension in non-smoking women of childbearing age: NHANES 2007-2014. Environ Health 2021; 20:117. [PMID: 34781965 PMCID: PMC8591921 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-021-00803-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) may increase the risk of hypertension in women of childbearing age, who may be exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) simultaneously. Till now, few studies have investigated the joint effects of VDD and SHS on hypertension in this population. We evaluated whether exposure to SHS modified the association between VDD and hypertension. METHODS Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2007-2014 were analyzed. Our research subjects were 2826 nonsmoking and nonpregnant women of childbearing age (20-44 years old). Hypertension was defined based either on systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 130 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 80 mmHg or on now taking prescribed medicine for hypertension. The directed acyclic graphs (DAG) and the back-door criterion were used to select a minimal sufficient adjustment set of variables (MSAs) that would identify the unconfounded effect of 25(OH)D and hypertension. The interactive effect of VDD and SHS on hypertension was evaluated by using logistic regression models, followed by strata-specific analyses. RESULTS The prevalence of VDD in the hypertension group was significantly higher than that in the non-hypertension group (48.2% vs 41.0%, P = 0.008), as well as the exposure rate of SHS (39.1% vs 33.8%, P = 0.017). VDD was independently associated with nearly 50% increased risk of hypertension [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.43, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01, 2.04], while no significant association was observed between SHS and hypertension. However, SHS showed a significant synergistic effect on VDD with a higher aOR of 1.79 (95% CI: 1.14, 2.80) (Pinteraction = 0.011). This synergistic effect was more obvious when stratified by BMI (in overweight women, aOR, 95% CI =4.74, 1.65-13.60 for interaction vs 2.33, 1.01-5.38 for VDD only) and race (in Non-Hispanic Black women, aOR, 95% CI =5.11, 1.58-16.54 for interaction vs 2.69, 1.10-6.62 for VDD only). CONCLUSION There exist synergistic effects of SHS and VDD on the prevalence of hypertension in American women of childbearing age, with more significant effects in women who were overweight or Non-Hispanic Black. Further studies are warranted to verify this finding in other populations, and the molecular mechanisms underlying the joint effect of SHS and VDD need to be elucidated.
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- Qianqian Shen
- Public Health School, Institute of Human Nutrition, Medical College of Qingdao University, Gate 2, Haoyuan, Ningde Road, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Public Health School, Institute of Human Nutrition, Medical College of Qingdao University, Gate 2, Haoyuan, Ningde Road, Qingdao, China
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- Public Health School, Institute of Human Nutrition, Medical College of Qingdao University, Gate 2, Haoyuan, Ningde Road, Qingdao, China
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- Public Health School, Institute of Human Nutrition, Medical College of Qingdao University, Gate 2, Haoyuan, Ningde Road, Qingdao, China
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- Public Health School, Institute of Human Nutrition, Medical College of Qingdao University, Gate 2, Haoyuan, Ningde Road, Qingdao, China
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- Public Health School, Institute of Human Nutrition, Medical College of Qingdao University, Gate 2, Haoyuan, Ningde Road, Qingdao, China.
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Jin L, Conklin DJ. A novel evaluation of endothelial dysfunction ex vivo: "Teaching an Old Drug a New Trick". Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e15120. [PMID: 34755498 PMCID: PMC8579072 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Many CVDs begin with endothelium dysfunction (ED), including hypertension, thrombosis, and atherosclerosis. Our assay evaluated ED in isolated murine aorta by quantifying phenylephrine-induced contractions (PE) in the presence of L-NAME, which blocked acetylcholine-induced relaxation (ACh %; >99%). The "L-NAME PE Contraction Ratio" (PECR) was defined as: "PE Tension post-L-NAME" divided by "PE Tension pre-L-NAME." We hypothesized that our novel PE Contraction Ratio would strongly correlate with alterations in endothelium function. Validation 1: PECR and ACh % values of naïve aortas were strongly and positively correlated (PECR vs. ACh %, r2 = 0.91, n = 7). Validation 2: Retrospective analyses of published aortic PECR and ACh % data of female mice exposed to filtered air, propylene glycol:vegetable glycerin (PG:VG), formaldehyde (FA), or acetaldehyde (AA) for 4d showed that the PECR in air-exposed mice (PECR = 1.43 ± 0.05, n = 16) correlated positively with the ACh % (r2 = 0.40) as seen in naïve aortas. Similarly, PECR values were significantly decreased in aortas with ED yet retained positive regression coefficients with ACh % (PG:VG r2 = 0.54; FA r2 = 0.55). Unlike other toxicants, inhaled AA significantly increased both PECR and ACh % values yet diminished their correlation (r2 = 0.09). Validation 3: To assess species-specific dependence, we tested PECR in rat aorta, and found PECR correlated with ACh % relaxation albeit less well in this aged and dyslipidemic model. Because the PECR reflects NOS function directly, it is a robust measure of both ED and vascular dysfunction. Therefore, it is a complementary index of existing tests of ED that also provides insight into mechanisms of vascular toxicity.
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- Lexiao Jin
- American Heart Association‐Tobacco Regulation and Addiction CenterUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKentuckyUSA
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome InstituteUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKentuckyUSA
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- American Heart Association‐Tobacco Regulation and Addiction CenterUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKentuckyUSA
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome InstituteUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKentuckyUSA
- Superfund Research CenterUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKentuckyUSA
- Diabetes and Obesity CenterUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKentuckyUSA
- Division of Environmental MedicineDepartment of MedicineUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleKentuckyUSA
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Pérez-Olivares L, Soehnlein O. Contemporary Lifestyle and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: An Emerging Link in Atherosclerosis Disease. Cells 2021; 10:1985. [PMID: 34440753 PMCID: PMC8394440 DOI: 10.3390/cells10081985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are networks of extracellular genetic material decorated with proteins of nuclear, granular and cytosolic origin that activated neutrophils expel under pathogenic inflammatory conditions. NETs are part of the host's innate immune defense system against invading pathogens. Interestingly, these extracellular structures can also be released in response to sterile inflammatory stimuli (e.g., shear stress, lipidic molecules, pro-thrombotic factors, aggregated platelets, or pro-inflammatory cytokines), as in atherosclerosis disease. Indeed, NETs have been identified in the intimal surface of diseased arteries under cardiovascular disease conditions, where they sustain inflammation via NET-mediated cell-adhesion mechanisms and promote cellular dysfunction and tissue damage via NET-associated cytotoxicity. This review will focus on (1) the active role of neutrophils and NETs as underestimated players of the inflammatory process during atherogenesis and lesion progression; (2) how these extracellular structures communicate with the main cell types present in the atherosclerotic lesion in the arterial wall; and (3) how these neutrophil effector functions interplay with lifestyle-derived risk factors such as an unbalanced diet, physical inactivity, smoking or lack of sleep quality, which represent major elements in the development of cardiovascular disease.
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- Laura Pérez-Olivares
- Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), Institute for Experimental Pathology (ExPat), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU), 48149 Münster, Germany;
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), Institute for Experimental Pathology (ExPat), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU), 48149 Münster, Germany;
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (FyFa), Karolinska Institute, 17165 Stockholm, Sweden
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Giollo A, Cioffi G, Ognibeni F, Orsolini G, Dalbeni A, Bixio R, Adami G, Fassio A, Idolazzi L, Gatti D, Rossini M, Viapiana O. Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors reduce aortic stiffness progression in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2021; 23:158. [PMID: 34082806 PMCID: PMC8173737 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-021-02546-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aortic stiffness index (AoSI) has to be considered a proxy outcome measure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to comparatively describe AoSI progression in two groups of RA patients on long-term treatment with conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) with or without tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi). METHODS AoSI was evaluated by Doppler echocardiography at the level of the aortic root, using a two-dimensional guided M-mode evaluation. Eligible participants were assessed at baseline and after 12 months. Changes in serum lipids, glucose and arterial blood pressure were assessed. All patients who did not change DMARD treatment during follow-up were consecutively selected for this study. RESULTS We included 107 (64 TNFi and 43 csDMARDs) RA patients. Most patients (74%) were in remission or low disease activity and had some CVD risk factors (45.8% hypertension, 59.8% dyslipidaemia, 45.3% smoking). The two groups did not differ significantly for baseline AoSI (5.95±3.73% vs 6.08±4.20%, p=0.867). Follow-up AoSI was significantly increased from baseline in the csDMARDs group (+1.00%; p<0.0001) but not in the TNFi group (+0.15%, p=0.477). Patients on TNFi had significantly lower follow-up AoSI from baseline than the csDMARDs group (-1.02%, p<0.001; ANCOVA corrected for baseline AoSI, age and systolic blood pressure). Furthermore, follow-up AoSI was significantly lower in TNFi than in csDMARDs users with an increasing number of CVD risk factors. CONCLUSION Long-term treatment with TNFi was associated with reduced aortic stiffness progression in patients with established RA and several CVD risk factors.
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- Alessandro Giollo
- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy. .,Division of Rheumatology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.,Division of Cardiac Rehabilitation, S. Pancrazio Hospital, Arco di Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Hypertension Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Policlinico G.B. Rossi 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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Hahad O, Arnold N, Prochaska JH, Panova-Noeva M, Schulz A, Lackner KJ, Pfeiffer N, Schmidtmann I, Michal M, Beutel M, Wild PS, Keaney JF, Daiber A, Münzel T. Cigarette Smoking Is Related to Endothelial Dysfunction of Resistance, but Not Conduit Arteries in the General Population-Results From the Gutenberg Health Study. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:674622. [PMID: 34095261 PMCID: PMC8169997 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.674622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aims: Cigarette smoking is one of the most complex and least understood cardiovascular risk factors. Importantly, differences in the tobacco-related pathophysiology of endothelial dysfunction, an early event in atherogenesis, between circulatory beds remain elusive. Therefore, this study evaluated how smoking impacts endothelial function of conduit and resistance arteries in a large population-based cohort. Methods and results: 15,010 participants (aged 35–74 years) of the Gutenberg Health Study were examined at baseline from 2007 to 2012. Smoking status, pack-years of smoking, and years since quitting smoking were assessed by a computer-assisted interview. Endothelial function of conduit and resistance arteries was determined by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery, reactive hyperemia index (RHI) using peripheral arterial tonometry, as well as by reflection index (RI) derived from digital photoplethysmography, respectively. Among all subjects, 45.8% had never smoked, 34.7% were former smokers, and 19.4% were current smokers. Mean cumulative smoking exposure was 22.1 ± 18.1 pack-years in current smokers and mean years since quitting was 18.9 ± 12.7 in former smokers. In multivariable linear regression models adjusted for typical confounders, smoking status, pack-years of smoking, and years since quitting smoking were independently associated with RHI and RI, while no association was found for FMD. Overall, no clear dose-dependent associations were observed between variables, whereby higher exposure tended to be associated with pronounced resistance artery endothelial dysfunction. Conclusions: Cigarette smoking is associated with altered endothelial function of resistance, but not conduit arteries. The present results suggest that smoking-induced endothelial dysfunction in different circulatory beds may exhibit a differential picture.
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- Omar Hahad
- Department of Cardiology-Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology-Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.,Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.,Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.,Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.,Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology-Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.,Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology-Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.,Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Migliacci R, Guglielmini G, Busti C, Falcinelli E, Minuz P, Gresele P. Walking-induced endothelial dysfunction predicts ischemic cardiovascular events in patients with intermittent claudication. Vasc Med 2021; 26:394-400. [PMID: 33845700 DOI: 10.1177/1358863x211001927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Endothelial dysfunction, evaluated by flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), predicts adverse cardiovascular events in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). IC is an example of repeated ischemia/reperfusion injury that may contribute to the progression of vascular disease by worsening endothelial function, a trigger for acute cardiovascular events. The predictive value of effort-induced endothelial dysfunction for cardiovascular events in patients with IC has not been studied previously. The objective of this study was to assess whether exercise-induced endothelial dysfunction is predictive of adverse cardiovascular outcome in IC. In 44 patients with IC, we measured brachial artery FMD by B-mode ultrasonography at rest and 10 minutes after a maximal treadmill exercise. Treadmill exercise halved the FMD (from 3.5 ± 0.6% to 1.45 ± 0.46%, p < 0.05). After a follow-up period of 85 (72-98) months, a total of 20 major cardiovascular events occurred. In a multivariate analysis, a post-exercise reduction of brachial FMD > 1.3% was predictive for cardiovascular events. Maximal exercise-induced endothelial dysfunction is predictive of cardiovascular events in patients with IC.
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- Rino Migliacci
- Division of Internal Medicine, Ospedale della Valdichiana "S Margherita", Cortona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Emergency Medicine Department, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Foligno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Unit of General Medicine for the Study and Treatment of Hypertensive Disease, University of Verona, Policlinico GB Rossi, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Wheeler E, Walsh-Wilcox M, Shah M, Achrekar A, Anderson JR, Walker MK. Interactive Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Secondhand Smoke in Mice and Human Subjects. Cardiovasc Toxicol 2021; 21:115-126. [PMID: 32844369 PMCID: PMC7854812 DOI: 10.1007/s12012-020-09601-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Active smoking and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure increase the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Active smoking is associated with reduced levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) and studies show that n-3 PUFA supplementation can improve smoking-induced vascular dysfunction. However, the relationship between n-3 PUFA and SHS exposure has not been studied. Fat-1 transgenic mice, which convert n-6 to n-3 PUFA, were fed diets with n-3 PUFA or without (n-6 PUFA diet), exposed to air or SHS for 4 weeks, and vasoreactivity, antioxidant indices, and omega-3 index (percent eicosapentaenoic + docosahexaenoic acids in RBC) measured. Compared to air-exposed mice, SHS-enhanced aortic constriction in mice fed the n-6 PUFA diet (omega-3 index, 5.9 ± 0.2%; mean ± SE), but not in mice fed the n-3 PUFA diet (omega-3 index, 7.8 ± 0.6%). SHS also significantly induced mRNA expression of cytochrome P4501A1, NADPH:quinone oxidoreductase, heme oxygenase-1, and angiotensinogen in adipose tissue, and increased antioxidant capacity only in mice on the n-6 PUFA diet. Notably, SHS reduced the omega-3 index by 1.0 percentage point (p = 0.003), compared to air-exposed mice irrespective of diet. Additionally, we recruited human nonsmokers (NS) with and without SHS exposure (n = 40) 19-40 years old and measured the omega-3 index and antioxidant capacity. In human subjects SHS exposure was associated with a significantly lower omega-3 index (NS, 4.4 ± 1.1%; NS + SHS, 3.2 ± 1.0%; mean ± SD, p = 0.002) and higher antioxidant capacity (p < 0.001) than unexposed NS. Thus, SHS exposure is associated with lower levels of n-3 PUFA in mice and humans; however, an omega-3 index of ~ 8% in mice has vasoprotective and antioxidant properties.
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- Emily Wheeler
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, 2703 Frontier Ave NE MSC09 5630, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
- National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, 80206, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, 2703 Frontier Ave NE MSC09 5630, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, 2703 Frontier Ave NE MSC09 5630, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, 2703 Frontier Ave NE MSC09 5630, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.
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Endothelial dysfunction (ED) plays a substantial role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and some other vascular diseases. ED has been demonstrated in patients with hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, smoking, hypertension, and in patients with atherosclerotic disease. Besides classical risk factors, ED is affected by chronic inflammatory diseases and acute infections, particularly viral diseases. Causes of ED include oxidative stress, inflammation, and shear stress, which decrease the bioavailability of nitric oxide. Markers of ED have been sought, particularly circulating markers. Using these tests, it is possible to evaluate the response to harmful effects of risk factors and the effects of treatment on vessel wall function. Endothelial dysfunction is significantly and directly correlated with the occurrence of cardiac events and the risk of cardiac events increase as ED worsens. Because endothelial function plays a central role in atherogenesis it became a therapeutic target. Endothelial dysfunction is reversible and its improvement may be achieved by elimination of risk factors, inhibitors of endothelium-derived contracting factors (angiotensin-converting enzyme), smoking cessation, lipid-lowering drugs, diet, and physical exercise. By reversing ED, it is possible to restore vascular function.
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- Pavel Poredos
- Department of Vascular Disease, 37663University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation, 7067The University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation, 7067The University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston, TX, USA
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Hashimoto H, Maruhashi T, Yamaji T, Harada T, Han Y, Takaeko Y, Kihara Y, Chayama K, Goto C, Aibara Y, Yusoff FM, Kishimoto S, Kajikawa M, Nakashima A, Higashi Y. Smoking status and endothelial function in Japanese men. Sci Rep 2021; 11:95. [PMID: 33420173 PMCID: PMC7794366 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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It is established that smoking is a major risk factor of atherosclerosis. Endothelial dysfunction occurs in the initial step in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and plays a critical role in the development of atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between smoking status and endothelial function in detail in men. We measured flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) in 2209 Japanese men including 1181 men who had never smoked and 1028 current smokers. All of the participants were divided into five groups by smoking pack-years: never smoker group (= 0), light smoker group (> 0 to 10), moderate smoker group (> 10 to 20), heavy smoker group (> 20 to 30) and excessive smoker group (> 30). FMD significantly decreased in relation to pack-years (6.6 ± 3.4% in the never smoker group, 6.8 ± 3.0% in the light smoker group, 6.5 ± 2.9% in the moderate smoker group, 5.9 ± 2.9% in the heavy smoker group, and 4.9 ± 2.7% in the excessive smoker group; P < 0.001). After adjustment for age (≥ 65 years), body mass index, systolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, glucose, and year of recruitment, FMD was significantly smaller in the excessive smoker group than in the never smoker group as a reference group (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.42 to 2.67; P < 0.001). These findings suggest that FMD decreases with an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked and that excessive smoking is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Cigarette smoking is harmful to vascular function in men who are heavy smokers.
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- Haruki Hashimoto
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima International University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine (RIRBM), Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine (RIRBM), Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine (RIRBM), Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine (RIRBM), Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Regeneration and Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine (RIRBM), Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. .,Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Woo KS, Yip TWC, Chook P, Koon KV, Leong HC, Feng XH, Lee APW, Kwok TCY. Vitamins B-12 and C Supplementation Improves Arterial Reactivity and Structure in Passive Smokers: Implication in Prevention of Smoking-Related Atherosclerosis. J Nutr Health Aging 2021; 25:248-254. [PMID: 33491041 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-020-1529-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atherosclerosis is an important medical problem of modern society. High environmental tobacco smoke in casino is associated with an accelerated atherogenic process. We have previously shown vitamin B12 and C supplementation improves vascular reactivity and may be beneficial in vascular protection. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of vitamin supplementation on atherosclerosis (brachial artery reactivity FMD and carotid intima-media thickness IMT) in subjects exposed to high environmental tobacco smoke. DESIGN Double-blind 2x2 factorial design fashion. SETTING Computer randomization in 4 treatment groups: placebo (n=24), vitamin B12 (n=21), vitamin C (n=23) and vitamin B12+C (n=23) groups. PARTICIPANTS 91 passive-smoking casino employees (19.2% male, mean age 45.0±8.2 years). INTERVENTION Subjects were randomized to receive vitamin B12 (500µg daily), vitamin C (200mg daily), vitamin B12+C or image-matched placebo capsules for 1 year. MEASUREMENT Brachial FMD and carotid IMT (surrogate atherosclerotic markers) were measured by ultrasound at baseline and on completion at 12 months. METHODS 91 passive smoking casino employees (19.2% male, mean age 45.0±8.2 years) were randomized to receive vitamin B12 (500µg daily), vitamin C (200mg daily), vitamin B12+C or image-matched placebo capsules in double-blind 2 x 2 factorial design fashion for 1 year. Brachial FMD and carotid IMT (surrogate atherosclerotic markers) were measured by ultrasound at baseline and 12 months. RESULTS Of the 78 (85.7%) passive-smoking employees completed the study, 11.5% had hypertension, 5.1% diabetes mellitus and 15.4% hypercholesterolemia. There were no significant changes in their blood pressures, lipid profiles, glucose and body mass index after supplementation for 1 year, but mild decrease in DBP (p<0.001) and blood creatinine (p<0.01) after combined vitamin B12 and C, and significant increase in blood B12 after vitamin B12 (p<0.01) and vitamin B12+C supplementations (p<0.001). Brachial FMD and cartotid IMT improved after the 3 vitamin supplementations (p<0.001), but not after placebo, being more significant after combined vitamin supplementations (p<0.0001). No adverse effects were reported. CONCLUSION Vitamin B12 or C supplementation in passive smokers improved vascular reactivity and structures at 1 year, with implication in long term atherosclerosis prevention.
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- K S Woo
- Professor KS Woo, Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicines and Therapeutics, 4th Floor, Tsang Shiu Tim Building, United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, , Phone: (852) 26474966
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Marbin J, Balk SJ, Gribben V, Groner J. Health Disparities in Tobacco Use and Exposure: A Structural Competency Approach. Pediatrics 2021; 147:peds.2020-040253. [PMID: 33386342 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-040253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Fourteen percent of US adults use tobacco products. Because many of those who use tobacco are parents and/or caregivers, children are disproportionately exposed to tobacco smoke. People who use tobacco products often become addicted to nicotine, resulting in tobacco dependence, a chronic, relapsing disease. Tobacco use and exposure are more likely to occur in vulnerable and marginalized groups, including those living in poverty. Although some view tobacco use as a personal choice, evidence suggests that structural forces play an important role in tobacco uptake, subsequent nicotine addiction, and perpetuation of use. Viewing tobacco use and tobacco dependence through a structural competency lens promotes recognition of the larger systemic forces perpetuating tobacco use, including deliberate targeting of groups by the tobacco industry, lack of enforcement of age-for-sale laws, inferior access to health insurance and health care, poor access to cessation resources, and economic stress. Each of these forces perpetuates tobacco initiation and use; in turn, tobacco use perpetuates the user's adverse health and economic conditions. Pediatricians are urged to view family tobacco use as a social determinant of health. In addition to screening adolescents for tobacco use and providing resources and treatment of tobacco dependence, pediatricians are encouraged to systematically screen children for secondhand smoke exposure and support family members who smoke with tobacco cessation. Additionally, pediatricians can address the structural issues perpetuating tobacco use by becoming involved in policy and advocacy initiatives.
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- Jyothi Marbin
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California;
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York; and
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- College of Medicine, The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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Vitamin C and Cardiovascular Disease: An Update. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9121227. [PMID: 33287462 PMCID: PMC7761826 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9121227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The potential beneficial effects of the antioxidant properties of vitamin C have been investigated in a number of pathological conditions. In this review, we assess both clinical and preclinical studies evaluating the role of vitamin C in cardiac and vascular disorders, including coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, and cerebrovascular diseases. Pitfalls and controversies in investigations on vitamin C and cardiovascular disorders are also discussed.
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Zhang H, Yu L, Wang Q, Tao Y, Li J, Sun T, Zhang Y, Zhang H. In utero and postnatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, blood pressure, and hypertension in children: the Seven Northeastern Cities study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2020; 30:618-629. [PMID: 31140839 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2019.1612043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To evaluate the association of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure with hypertension and blood pressure (BP) in children, a sample of 9,354 children, aged 5-17 years, was studied from seven northeastern cities of China in 2012-2013. The results showesd that significant associations were observed for hypertension with ETS exposure in utero [odds ratio (OR) 1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.18-1.57], with current major ETS exposure from fathers (1.38, 1.21-1.57) or anyone (1.26, 1.12-1.42), and with intensity of ETS exposure greater than 1 cigarette per day (ORs ranged from 1.20 to 1.35). For SBP, significant associations were only observed in children with major ETS exposure from father and with cigarettes smoking >10/day. When stratified by sex, more significant associations were found in girls than in boys. In conclusion, prenatal and postnatal ETS exposure was significantly associated with increased odds of hypertension in children, especially in girls.
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- Haishan Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University , Shenyang, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University , Shenyang, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University , Shenyang, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University , Shenyang, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University , Shenyang, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University , Shenyang, China
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- General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Liaoning Provincial Military Clinic , Shenyang, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University , Shenyang, China
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Münzel T, Hahad O, Kuntic M, Keaney JF, Deanfield JE, Daiber A. Effects of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and waterpipe smoking on endothelial function and clinical outcomes. Eur Heart J 2020; 41:4057-4070. [PMID: 32585699 PMCID: PMC7454514 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of non-communicable disease globally and is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and lung disease. Importantly, recent data by the World Health Organizations (WHO) indicate that in the last two decades global tobacco use has significantly dropped, which was largely driven by decreased numbers of female smokers. Despite such advances, the use of e-cigarettes and waterpipes (shisha, hookah, narghile) is an emerging trend, especially among younger generations. There is growing body of evidence that e-cigarettes are not a harm-free alternative to tobacco cigarettes and there is considerable debate as to whether e-cigarettes are saving smokers or generating new addicts. Here, we provide an updated overview of the impact of tobacco/waterpipe (shisha) smoking and e-cigarette vaping on endothelial function, a biomarker for early, subclinical, atherosclerosis from human and animal studies. Also their emerging adverse effects on the proteome, transcriptome, epigenome, microbiome, and the circadian clock are summarized. We briefly discuss heat-not-burn tobacco products and their cardiovascular health effects. We discuss the impact of the toxic constituents of these products on endothelial function and subsequent CVD and we also provide an update on current recommendations, regulation and advertising with focus on the USA and Europe. As outlined by the WHO, tobacco cigarette, waterpipe, and e-cigarette smoking/vaping may contribute to an increased burden of symptoms due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to severe health consequences.
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- Thomas Münzel
- Center for Cardiology-Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Cardiology-Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Cardiology-Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, 1 St Martin's le Grand, London EC1A 4NP, UK
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- Center for Cardiology-Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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Golbidi S, Edvinsson L, Laher I. Smoking and Endothelial Dysfunction. Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2020; 18:1-11. [PMID: 30210003 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x14666180913120015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cigarette smoking is one of the most important health concerns worldwide. Even though the rate of smoking is declining in developed countries, it is still experiencing growth in developing regions. Many studies have examined the relationship between smoking, as an established risk factor, and cardiovascular diseases. We provide an updated review of the underlying mechanisms of smokinginduced cardiovascular diseases, with a focus on the relationship between smoking and oxidative stress, particularly from the perspective of endothelial cell dysfunction. We review smoking-induced oxidative stress as a trigger for a generalized vascular inflammation associated with cytokine release, adhesion of inflammatory cells and, ultimately, disruption of endothelial integrity as a protective barrier layer. We also briefly discuss the harms related to the vaping of electronic cigarettes, which many erroneously consider as a safe alternative to smoking. We conclude that even though e-cigarette could be a helpful device during the transition period of cigarette quitting, it is by no means a safe substitute.
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- Saeid Golbidi
- Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Getingevägen, 22185 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Haptonstall KP, Choroomi Y, Moheimani R, Nguyen K, Tran E, Lakhani K, Ruedisueli I, Gornbein J, Middlekauff HR. Differential effects of tobacco cigarettes and electronic cigarettes on endothelial function in healthy young people. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H547-H556. [PMID: 32734819 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00307.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tobacco cigarette (TC) smoking has never been lower in the United States, but electronic cigarette (EC) vaping has reached epidemic proportions among our youth. Endothelial dysfunction, as measured by flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) is a predictor of future atherosclerosis and adverse cardiovascular events and is impaired in young TC smokers, but whether FMD is also reduced in young EC vapers is uncertain. The aim of this study in otherwise healthy young people was to compare the effects of acute and chronic tobacco cigarette (TC) smoking and electronic cigarette (EC) vaping on FMD. FMD was compared in 47 nonsmokers (NS), 49 chronic EC vapers, and 40 chronic TC smokers at baseline and then after EC vapers (n = 31) and nonsmokers (n = 47) acutely used an EC with nicotine (ECN), EC without nicotine (EC0), and nicotine inhaler (NI) at ~4-wk intervals and after TC smokers (n = 33) acutely smoked a TC, compared with sham control. Mean age (NS, 26.3 ± 5.2 vs. EC, 27.4 ± 5.45 vs. TC, 27.1 ± 5.51 yr, P = 0.53) was similar among the groups, but there were more female nonsmokers. Baseline FMD was not different among the groups (NS, 7.7 ± 4.5 vs. EC:6.6 ± 3.6 vs. TC, 7.9 ± 3.7%∆, P = 0.35), even when compared by group and sex. Acute TC smoking versus control impaired FMD (FMD pre-/postsmoking, -2.52 ± 0.92 vs. 0.65 ± 0.93%∆, P = 0.02). Although the increase in plasma nicotine was similar after EC vapers used the ECN versus TC smokers smoked the TC (5.75 ± 0.74 vs. 5.88 ± 0.69 ng/mL, P = 0.47), acute EC vaping did not impair FMD. In otherwise healthy young people who regularly smoke TCs or ECs, impaired FMD compared with that in nonsmokers was not present at baseline. However, FMD was significantly impaired after smoking one TC, but not after vaping an equivalent "dose" (estimated by change in plasma nicotine) of an EC, consistent with the notion that non-nicotine constituents in TC smoke mediate the impairment. Although it is reassuring that acute EC vaping did not acutely impair FMD, it would be dangerous and premature to conclude that ECs do not lead to atherosclerosis.NEW & NOTEWORTHY In our study of otherwise healthy young people, baseline flow-mediated dilation (FMD), a predictor of atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular risk, was not different among tobacco cigarette (TC) smokers or electronic cigarette (EC) vapers who had refrained from smoking, compared with nonsmokers. However, acutely smoking one TC impaired FMD in smokers, whereas vaping a similar EC "dose" (as estimated by change in plasma nicotine levels) did not. Finally, although it is reassuring that acute EC vaping did not acutely impair FMD, it would be premature and dangerous to conclude that ECs do not lead to atherosclerosis or increase cardiovascular risk.
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- Kacey P Haptonstall
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Departments of Medicine and Computational Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
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Gallucci G, Tartarone A, Lerose R, Lalinga AV, Capobianco AM. Cardiovascular risk of smoking and benefits of smoking cessation. J Thorac Dis 2020; 12:3866-3876. [PMID: 32802468 PMCID: PMC7399440 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2020.02.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Smoking increases mortality from all causes and has a crucial role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Active smoking and secondhand smoke exposure determine more than 30% of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality. The exact mechanisms of cardiovascular damages are not well known, but the detrimental effect of smoking on endothelial function has long been recognized. Smoking elicits oxidative processes, negatively affects platelet function, fibrinolysis, inflammation and vasomotor function; all these proatherogenic effects double the 10-year risk of fatal events in smokers compared to non smokers. An intriguing issue about smoking is the vulnerability of female gender. The mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is higher in female than male smokers and female smokers show a 25% higher risk of developing CHD than men with the same exposure to tobacco smoke. This female vulnerability seems to be related to genes involved in thrombin signaling. The effects of smoking cessation have also been extensively studied. Cessation at an early age (40 years) has an impressive 90% reduction in the excess risk of death. In this review we report recent data about the causal link between smoking and CVDs and about the benefits of smoking cessation.
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- Giuseppina Gallucci
- Cardiology Unit, IRCCS-CROB Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Division of Medical Oncology, IRCCS-CROB Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy
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- Hospital Pharmacy, IRCCS-CROB Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy
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- Pathology Unit, IRCCS-CROB Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Division of Medical Oncology, IRCCS-CROB Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy
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Prenatal second-hand smoke exposure and newborn telomere length. Pediatr Res 2020; 87:1081-1085. [PMID: 31578036 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0594-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking is associated with shorter telomere lengths in adults, but evidence on the effect of prenatal tobacco exposure is limited. We aimed to investigate the association between prenatal second-hand smoke exposure and newborn telomere length. METHODS We recruited 762 mother-newborn pairs from Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital) between November 2013 and March 2015. Information on second-hand smoke exposure was obtained via questionnaires. Relative telomere length was measured in DNA extracted from umbilical cord blood. We used linear regression to assess the associations between prenatal second-hand smoke exposure and newborn telomere length. RESULTS In the fully adjusted model, prenatal second-hand smoke exposure was associated with 9.7% shorter newborn telomere length (percent difference: -9.7%; 95% confidence interval (CI): -15.0, -4.0). The estimate for boys was lower (percent difference: -10.9%; 95% CI: -18.6, -2.5) than that for girls (percent difference: -8.5%; 95% CI: -15.8, -0.5), but the interaction term between newborn sex and prenatal second-hand smoke was not significant (P = 0.751). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that prenatal second-hand smoke exposure may be a preventable risk factor for accelerated biological aging in the intrauterine stage, and further suggested possible sex differences in the susceptibility to prenatal second-hand smoke.
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Jin W, Chowienczyk P, Alastruey J. An in silico simulation of flow-mediated dilation reveals that blood pressure and other factors may influence the response independent of endothelial function. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 318:H1337-H1345. [PMID: 32302493 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00703.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Endothelial dysfunction is thought to underpin atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The most widely used in vivo test of endothelial function is flow-mediated dilation (FMD). However, the results of FMD may be subject to some confounding factors that are not fully understood. We investigated potential biophysical confounding factors that could cause a disassociation between FMD and true endothelial cell shear stress response (the release of endothelium-dependent relaxing factors in response to wall shear stress). Arterial hemodynamics during FMD was simulated using a novel computational modeling approach. The model included an endothelial response function relating changes in wall shear stress to changes in local vascular stiffness in the arm arteries and accounted for vascular stiffening with increasing blood pressure. The hemodynamic effects of cuff inflation and deflation were modeled by prescribing intraluminal arterial pressure changes and peripheral vasodilation. Evolution of arterial diameter and flow velocity during FMD was assessed by comparison against in vivo data. Our model revealed that vasoconstriction occurring immediately after cuff deflation is independent of endothelial response function and entirely caused by the change in transmural pressure along conduit arteries. Moreover, for the same endothelial response function model, FMD values increased exponentially with increasing peak flow velocity, decreased linearly with increasing arterial stiffness at a rate of 0.95%/MPa, and increased linearly with increasing central blood pressure at a rate of 0.22%/mmHg. Dependence of FMD on confounding factors, such as arterial stiffness and blood pressure, suggests that the current FMD test may not reflect the true endothelial cell response.NEW & NOTEWORTHY First, a novel computational model simulating arterial hemodynamics during flow-mediated dilation (FMD) was proposed. Second, the model was used to explain why FMD may be influenced by endothelium-independent factors, showing that FMD results are 1) partly masked by the vasoconstriction due to the change in transmural pressure and 2) affected by physiological factors (i.e., arterial stiffness and arterial blood pressure) that are difficult to eliminate due to their multiple interactions.
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- Weiwei Jin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- British Heart Foundation Centre, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Personalized Medicine, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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Middlekauff HR. Cardiovascular impact of electronic-cigarette use. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2020; 30:133-140. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Harbin MM, Kelly AS, Dengel DR, Rudser KD, Evanoff NG, Ryder JR. Relation of secondhand smoke exposure to vascular phenotypes in children and adolescents. Pediatr Res 2020; 87:760-766. [PMID: 31645051 PMCID: PMC7082180 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0627-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subclinical cardiovascular risks of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among children and adolescents remains insufficiently described. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 298 children and adolescents (48.0% male, body mass index: 27.0 ± 8.9 kg/m2), including 49 self-reported cases with SHS. Arterial elasticity and stiffness (distensibility, compliance, incremental elastic modulus [IEM]) were obtained via ultrasound imaging in the abdominal aorta, brachial, and carotid arteries. A one-way analysis of variance compared differences between groups, and multiple linear regression adjusted for covariates. RESULTS SHS was associated with lower abdominal aorta diameter distensibility (aDD) (13.4 ± 3.6% vs. 16.0 ± 5.2%, p = 0.009) and abdominal aorta cross-sectional distensibility (aCSD) (28.8 ± 8.3% vs. 35.1 ± 12.2%, p = 0.009), as well as higher abdominal aorta IEM (aIEM) (1241 ± 794 vs. 935 ± 388 mmHg, p = 0.001). After adjustment for covariates, aDD (p = 0.047), aCSD (p = 0.040), and aIEM (p = 0.017) remained significant; this significance persisted with the additional adjustment of percent body fat. Measures of brachial and carotid compliance and distensibility were not associated with SHS. CONCLUSIONS SHS was associated with abdominal aorta stiffness; the majority of vascular measures within the brachial and carotid artery remained unaffected following adjustment for covariates, including hypertension and adiposity. SHS may predispose individuals to increased abdominal aorta stiffness, an artery previously reported to exhibit increased susceptibility to atherosclerosis.
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- Michelle M Harbin
- Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
- Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
- Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
- Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
- Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
- Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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Kim SK, Kim HC, Shim JS, Kim DJ. Effects of cigarette smoking on blood lipids in Korean men: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center cohort. Korean J Intern Med 2020; 35:369-382. [PMID: 31842527 PMCID: PMC7060992 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2019.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Cigarette smoking and abnormal blood lipids are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The results of previous studies on the relationship between cigarette smoking and dyslipidemia are controversial. In the present study, we investigated the independent association between cigarette smoking and blood lipid levels in a male Korean population. METHODS A total of 1,932 men aged from 30 to 64 years old participated in the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center cohort study. Smoking history was obtained by in-person interviews. In all regression models, measurements of triglyceride levels were log-transformed. RESULTS Triglyceride levels were higher in current smokers than in never-smokers (median: 149 mg/dL vs. 115 mg/dL, p < 0.001) even after adjusting age, body mass index, alcohol intake, systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, physical activity, and nutrition intake (β = 0.14, p < 0.001). We further divided people into heavy and light smokers using 20 pack-years as the cut-off. Higher triglyceride were found in current heavy smokers (β = 0.18, p < 0.001), current light smokers (β = 0.13, p < 0.001), as well as in past heavy smokers (β = 0.08, p = 0.037), as compared to never-smokers. Moreover, significantly lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were observed in current heavy smokers (β = -2.27 mg/dL, p = 0.009). CONCLUSION Cigarette smoking is associated with higher triglyceride in Korean men, with the most dramatic effect seen in current smokers with a smoking history of more than 20 pack-years. HDL-C were also lower in current smokers with more than 20 pack-years.
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- Soo Kyoung Kim
- Department of Public Health, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Correspondence to Hyeon Chang Kim, M.D. Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea Tel: +82-2-2228-1873 Fax: +82-2-392-8133 E-mail:
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Parasuraman S, Zaman AG, Egred M, Bagnall A, Broadhurst PA, Ahmed J, Edwards R, Das R, Garg D, Purcell I, Noman A. Smoking status and mortality outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2020; 28:1222-1228. [PMID: 33611373 DOI: 10.1177/2047487320902325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess the impact of smoking on short (30-day) and intermediate (30-day to 6-month) mortality following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Background
The effect of smoking on mortality post-PCI is lacking in the modern PCI era.
Methods
This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data comparing short- and intermediate-term mortality amongst smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers.
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The study cohort consisted of 12,656 patients: never-smokers (n = 4288), ex-smokers (n = 4806) and current smokers (n = 3562). The mean age (±standard deviation) was 57 (±11) years in current smokers compared with 67 (±11) in ex-smokers and 67 (±12) in never-smokers; p < 0.0001. PCI was performed for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in 84.1% of current smokers, 57% of ex-smokers and 62.9% in never-smokers; p < 0.0001. In a logistic regression model, the adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals (CIs)) for 30-day mortality were 1.60 (1.10–2.32) in current smokers and 0.98 (0.70–1.38) in ex-smokers compared with never-smokers. In the Cox proportional hazard model, the adjusted hazard ratios (95% CI) for mortality between 30 days and 6 months were 1.03 (0.65–1.65) in current smokers and 1.19 (0.84–1.67) in ex-smokers compared with never-smokers.
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This large observational study of non-selected patients demonstrates that ex-smokers and never-smokers are of similar age at first presentation to PCI, and there is no short- or intermediate-term mortality difference between them following PCI. Current smokers undergo PCI at a younger age, more often for ACS, and have higher short-term mortality. These findings underscore the public message on the benefits of smoking cessation and the harmful effects of smoking.
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- Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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Objectives JUUL and earlier generation electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are promoted as being less hazardous than cigarettes. While JUUL Labs, in particular, claims that switching from smoking to vaping has beneficial impacts, the health effects of such products are not well understood. We investigated whether exposure to JUUL and previous generation e-cig aerosol impairs endothelial function comparably to cigarette smoke. Methods We exposed rats to aerosol from Virginia Tobacco flavor JUUL, an e-cig tank system using unflavored freebase nicotine e-liquid, Marlboro Red combustible tobacco cigarettes, or clean air for 10 cycles of 2 second inhalation over 5 minutes. Endothelial function (FMD) was measured pre- and post-exposure. Blood was collected 20 mins post-exposure for serum nicotine analysis. Results Aerosol/smoke from JUUL, previous generation e-cigs, and cigarettes all impaired FMD. The extent of impairment ranged from 34%-58%, although the differences between groups were insignificant. Nicotine was highest in serum from the JUUL group; for the other e-cig and cigarette groups, nicotine levels were lower and comparable to each other. Conclusions Aerosol from JUUL and previous generation e-cigs impairs endothelial function in rats, comparable to impairment by cigarette smoke.
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Impact of cigarette smoking on nitric oxide-sensitive and nitric oxide-insensitive soluble guanylate cyclase-mediated vascular tone regulation. Hypertens Res 2019; 43:178-185. [PMID: 31784677 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-019-0363-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cigarette smoking induces vascular endothelial dysfunction characterized by impaired nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. There are two types of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), which is a cellular target of NO: NO-sensitive reduced form (the heme moiety with a ferrous iron) and NO-insensitive oxidized (the heme moiety with a ferric iron)/heme-free form. This study investigated the influence of cigarette smoking on NO-sensitive and NO-insensitive sGC-mediated vascular tone regulation in organ chamber experiments with isolated rat and human arteries. The rats were subcutaneously administered phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), nicotine-free cigarette smoke extract (N(-)-CSE) or nicotine-containing cigarette smoke extract (N(+)-CSE) for 4 weeks. Plasma thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) levels were higher in the N(+)-CSE group than those in the N(-)-CSE group, and TBARS levels for these groups were higher than those for the PBS group. In the aorta and the pulmonary artery in rats administered N(-)-CSE or N(+)-CSE, acetylcholine-induced relaxation was significantly impaired compared with that in rats administered PBS; there was no significant difference in the relaxation between the N(-)-CSE and N(+)-CSE groups. However, sodium nitroprusside (NO-sensitive sGC stimulant)- and BAY 60-2770 (NO-insensitive sGC stimulant)-induced relaxations were not different among the three groups, regardless of the vessel type. In addition, in the human gastroepiploic artery, the relaxant responses to these sGC-targeting drugs were identical between nonsmokers and smokers. These findings suggest that NO-sensitive and NO-insensitive sGC-mediated vascular tone regulation functions normally even in blood vessels damaged by cigarette smoking.
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