A new study suggests that otherwise healthy young individuals who vape or smoke may be increasing their risk of developing severe COVID-19.
Dr. Theodoros Kelesidis, the principal author of the research on vaping risks, posited that both traditional cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use put patients at risk for elevated inflammation, the emergence of severe COVID-19, and long-term cardiovascular problems Health Day reported.
The author is an associate professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in the infectious diseases department.
Blood plasma from 45 never-smokers, 30 current vapers, and 29 current smokers was analyzed for the study. Researchers measured plasma levels of COVID-19 virus-replicating proteins.
Higher amounts of furin, sCD163, and L-selectin were detected in the plasma of young, healthy smokers and vapers compared to nonsmokers.
The results imply that healthy young smokers and vapers may have enhanced furin and ADAM17 activity in immune cells and surface cells like lungs.
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Experts Confirm the Dangers of Vaping
Dr. Kelesidis noted that vapers "may be at higher risk than nonsmokers of developing infections and inflammatory disorders of the lungs."
The research on vaping risks was published online on Feb. 9 by the Journal of Molecular Medicine.
Experts from the Australian National University (ANU) warn that vaping is dangerous and might introduce a new generation to smoking based on government-commissioned research, according to News Medical.
The comprehensive vaping risks research found that nicotine e-cigarettes raise the risk of smoking, addiction, poisoning, seizures, burns, and lung harm, particularly in teenagers.
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