The cardiovascular and pulmonary disease risks of the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are uncertain. We recently showed that ENDS solvent-derived aerosol (propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin, PG:VG) exposure induced a transient receptor potential ankyrin-1 (TRPA1)-dependent endothelial dysfunction (ED) in healthy female mice. As thermal degradation of PG:VG generates aldehydes, we hypothesized that acrolein (AC), a constituent of ENDS-derived aerosol and a known TRPA1 agonist, was responsible, in part, for the observed TRPA1-dependent pulmonary and vascular effects of PG:VG.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Although the effects of psychological health and optimism have been extensively investigated, data from community-based cohorts assessing the association between psychological health and cardiovascular disease risk factors are sparse, and the concurrent relationship between subjective well-being and cardiovascular health has not been studied. Methods and Results The current cross-sectional study examined the association between well-being and cardiovascular risk factors among 719 individuals living in a middle- to low-income neighborhood. After adjusting for age, sex, race, body mass index, education, smoking status, and exercise status, we found that higher levels of well-being were significantly associated with lower odds of dyslipidemia (odds ratio [OR], 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVinyl chloride (VC) is an organochlorine mainly used to manufacture its polymer polyvinyl chloride, which is extensively used in the manufacturing of consumer products. Recent studies suggest that chronic low dose VC exposure affects glucose homeostasis in high fat diet-fed mice. Our data suggest that even in the absence of high fat diet, exposure to VC (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOccupational exposures to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been associated with numerous health complications including steatohepatitis and liver cancer. However, the potential impact of environmental/residential VOC exposures on liver health and function is largely unknown. To address this knowledge gap, the objective of this cross-sectional study is to investigate associations between VOCs and liver injury biomarkers in community residents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBenzene is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant. Recent population-based studies suggest that benzene exposure is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. However, it is unclear whether benzene exposure by itself is sufficient to induce cardiovascular toxicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS One
April 2020
Background: The popularity of electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) has risen considerably. Several studies have suggested that nicotine may affect insulin resistance, however, the impact of E-cigarette exposure on insulin resistance, an early measure of cardiometabolic risk, is not known.
Methods And Results: Using experimental animals and human data obtained from 3,989 participants of the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), respectively, we assessed the association between E-cigarette and conventional cigarette exposures and insulin resistance, as modelled using the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and glucose tolerance tests (GTT).