Ween M P, Moshensky A, Thredgold L, Bastian N A, Hamon R, Badiei A, Nguyen P T, Herewane K, Jersmann H, Bojanowski C M, Shin J, Reynolds P N, Crotty Alexander L E, Hodge S J
Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2021 Apr 1;320(4):L600-L614. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00370.2020. Epub 2020 Dec 9.
The growing interest in regulating flavored E-liquids must incorporate understanding of the "flavoring profile" of each E-liquid-which flavorings (flavoring chemicals) are present and at what concentrations not just focusing on the flavor on the label. We investigated the flavoring profile of 10 different flavored E-liquids. We assessed bronchial epithelial cell viability and apoptosis, phagocytosis of bacteria and apoptotic cells by macrophages after exposure to E-cigarette vapor extract (EVE). We validated our data in normal human bronchial epithelial cells (NHBE) and alveolar macrophages (AM) from healthy donors. We also assessed cytokine release and validated in the saliva from E-cigarette users. Increased necrosis/apoptosis (16.1-64.5% apoptosis) in 16HBE cells was flavor dependent, and NHBEs showed an increased susceptibility to flavors. In THP-1 differentiated macrophages phagocytosis was also flavor dependent, with AM also showing increased susceptibility to flavors. Further, Banana and Chocolate were shown to reduce surface expression of phagocytic target recognition receptors on alveolar macrophages. Banana and Chocolate increased IL-8 secretion by NHBE, whereas all 4 flavors reduced AM IL-1β secretion, which was also reduced in the saliva of E-cigarette users compared with healthy controls. Flavorant profiles of E-liquids varied from simple 2 compound mixtures to complex mixtures containing over a dozen flavorants. E-liquids with high benzene content, complex flavoring profiles, high chemical concentration had the greatest impacts. The Flavorant profile of E-liquids is key to disruption of the airway status quo by increasing bronchial epithelial cell apoptosis, causing alveolar macrophage phagocytic dysfunction, and altering airway cytokines.
对调味电子烟液进行监管的兴趣日益浓厚,这必须包含对每种电子烟液“风味特征”的理解——即存在哪些调味剂(调味化学品)以及其浓度如何,而不仅仅关注标签上的风味。我们研究了10种不同调味电子烟液的风味特征。我们评估了暴露于电子烟烟雾提取物(EVE)后支气管上皮细胞的活力和凋亡情况,以及巨噬细胞对细菌和凋亡细胞的吞噬作用。我们在来自健康供体的正常人支气管上皮细胞(NHBE)和肺泡巨噬细胞(AM)中验证了我们的数据。我们还评估了细胞因子的释放,并在电子烟使用者的唾液中进行了验证。16HBE细胞中坏死/凋亡增加(凋亡率为16.1 - 64.5%)与风味有关,NHBEs对风味的敏感性也增加。在THP - 1分化的巨噬细胞中,吞噬作用也与风味有关,AM对风味的敏感性也增加。此外,香蕉味和巧克力味被证明会降低肺泡巨噬细胞上吞噬靶标识别受体的表面表达。香蕉味和巧克力味会增加NHBE分泌IL - 8,而所有这4种风味都会降低AM分泌IL - 1β,与健康对照相比,电子烟使用者唾液中的IL - 1β也有所降低。电子烟液的调味剂成分从简单的两种化合物混合物到含有十几种调味剂的复杂混合物不等。苯含量高、调味剂成分复杂、化学浓度高的电子烟液影响最大。电子烟液的调味剂成分是破坏气道现状的关键,它会增加支气管上皮细胞凋亡、导致肺泡巨噬细胞吞噬功能障碍并改变气道细胞因子。