Impacts of vaping and marijuana use on airway health as determined by exhaled breath condensate (EBC).

ABSTRACT: Across the United States, there is increased use of cannabis products and electronic delivery systems for cannabis products and nicotine, yet little is known about their impacts on lung health. We analyzed exhaled breath condensate of 254 participants who were non-users and users who used cannabis and tobacco products. The 132 participants reported using a product ("users") were distributed into cohorts of tobacco products and cannabis products, with some participants following into multiple cohorts. Targeted analysis of inflammatory oxylipins found up-regulation among persons using tobacco products, while cannabis users had concentrations closer to nonusers, and often down-regulated. Untargeted screening of 403 significant metabolites found tobacco users had similar breath profiles, and t

SUBMITTER: Rojas DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11846476 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature