Chronic E-Cigarette Aerosol Inhalation Alters the Immune State of the Lungs and Increases ACE2 Expression, Raising Concern for Altered Response and Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2

Chronic E-Cigarette Aerosol Inhalation Alters the Immune State of the Lungs and Increases ACE2 Expression, Raising Concern for Altered Response and Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2

Conventional smoking is known to both increase susceptibility to infection and drive inflammation within the lungs. Recently, smokers have been found to be at higher risk of developing severe forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). E-cigarette aerosol inhalation (vaping) has been associated wi...

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Main Authors: Jorge A. Masso-Silva, Alexander Moshensky, John Shin, Jarod Olay, Sedtavut Nilaad, Ira Advani, Christine M. Bojanowski, Shane Crotty, Wei Tse Li, Weg M. Ongkeko, Sunit Singla, Laura E. Crotty Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
e-cigarette
vaping
ACE2
COVID-19
immunomodulation
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.649604/full

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