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From Tobacco Cigarettes to Electronic Cigarettes: The Two Sides of a Nicotine Coin

Ahmad Besaratinia
- Vol. 2
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The article was published on 2021-11-26 and is currently open access. It has received 2 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nicotine.

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DNA Hydroxymethylation in Smoking-Associated Cancers

TL;DR: This work describes the significance of 5-hmC in DNA demethylation, the importance of substrates and cofactors in TET-mediated DNA hydroxymethylisation, the regulation of TETs and related genes, the cell-type dependency and genomic distribution of 5.hmC, and the functional role of5-HMC in the epigenetic regulation of transcription.
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Vaping Dose, Device Type, and E-Liquid Flavor are Determinants of DNA Damage in Electronic Cigarette Users.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the DNA-damaging effects of vaping as compared to smoking in healthy adults, including "exclusive" vapers (never smokers), cigarette smokers only, and nonusers, matched for age, gender, and race (N = 72).
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Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Marissa B Reitsma, +484 more
- 19 Jun 2021 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors estimated the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden for 204 countries and territories, by age and sex, from 1990 to 2019 as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study.
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E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2020

TL;DR: Amid the widespread use of e-cigarettes and popularity of certain products among youths, on February 6, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration implemented a policy prioritizing enforcement against the manufacture, distribution, and sale of certain unauthorized flavored prefilled pod or cartridge-based e-cigarette (excluding tobacco or menthol).
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Nicotine and the adolescent brain

TL;DR: It is argued that nicotine exposure, increasingly occurring as a result of e‐cigarette use, may induce epigenetic changes that sensitize the brain to other drugs and prime it for future substance abuse.