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The lung’s delicate surfactant layer is of critical importance to the organ’s overall physiology and innate immune function. Both alveolar type II cells and alveolar macrophages are the principal subsets that maintain and catabolize surfactant at the liquid-air interface. Our study reveals that ENDS exposure disrupts both the lipid and protein components of pulmonary surfactant, […]

Under the same smoking conditions, the particle sizes of 10 brands of electronic cigarettes are distributed in the range of 10~70nm, and the particle number concentration per unit volume is between 1.08×107~6.27×107·cm-3. The aerosol particle sizes are smaller than those of traditional cigarettes.

Nicotine replacement therapy, NRT is a type of medicine that delivers nicotine to the brain through nasal and oral sprays and inhalers.

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing 102206, China