Molecular Physiology: Electronic cigarettes during pregnancy lead to asthma in children
American experts from Ohio State University revealed the impact of electronic cigarettes on pregnant women and their children. Research results represented in an article published in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology.
During the work, scientists exposed pregnant female laboratory mice to fumes with and without nicotine. After that, the experimental subjects and their five-month-old offspring were examined. Nicotine exposure resulted in decreased lung function, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in pups, and they also showed signs of fright. In addition, nicotine-treated mice had much higher adult body weights.
In October, the British Department of Health and Welfare recognized e-cigarettes as a less dangerous alternative to traditional smoking.
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