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Inhalation toxicology
Inhal.Toxicol.
Aug
24
10
667
675
LR: 20151119; GR: R01 CA120142/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01CA120142/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R03 TW008371/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States; GR: R03TW008371/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States; JID: 8910739; 0 (Biomarkers); 0 (Inflammation Mediators
England
1091-7691; 0895-8378
PMID: 22906173
eng
Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
10.3109/08958378.2012.710918 [doi]
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22906173
CONTEXT: Tobacco smoking represents a global public health threat, claiming approximately 5 million lives a year. Waterpipe tobacco use has become popular particularly among youth in the past decade, buttressed by the perception that the waterpipe "filters" the smoke, rendering it less harmful than cigarette smoke. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we examined the acute exposure of waterpipe smoking on lung inflammation and oxidative stress in mice, and compared that to cigarette smoking. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mice were divided into three groups; fresh air control, cigarette and waterpipe. Animals were exposed to fresh air, cigarette, or waterpipe smoke using whole body exposure system one hour daily for 7 days. RESULTS: Both cigarette and waterpipe smoke exposure resulted in elevation of total white blood cell count, as well as absolute count of neutrophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes (P
Khabour,O.F., Alzoubi,K.H., Bani-Ahmad,M., Dodin,A., Eissenberg,T., Shihadeh,A.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. khabour@just.edu.jo
PMC3752682
http://vp9py7xf3h.search.serialssolutions.com/?charset=utf-8&pmid=22906173
2012