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Trial reportRespiratory research2005

Acute effects of cigarette smoking on inflammation in healthy intermittent smokers.

Hester van der Vaart, Dirkje S Postma, Wim Timens, Machteld N Hylkema, Brigitte W M Willemse, H Marike Boezen, Judith M Vonk, Dorothea M de Reus, Henk F Kauffman, Nick H T ten Hacken

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Trial report in Respiratory research, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 132 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Biomarkers of Airway Immune Homeostasis Differ Significantly with Generation of E-Cigarettes.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hester van der VaartDepartment of Pulmonology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. h.van.der.vaart@int.umcg.nl <h.van.der.vaart@int.umcg.nl>
Dirkje S Postma
Wim Timens
Machteld N Hylkema
Brigitte W M Willemse
H Marike Boezen
Judith M Vonk
Dorothea M de Reus
Henk F Kauffman
Nick H T ten Hacken
University Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic smoking is the main risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Knowledge on the response to the initial smoke exposures might enhance the understanding of changes due to chronic smoking, since repetitive acute smoke effects may cumulate and lead to irreversible lung damage.

methodsWe investigated acute effects of smoking on inflammation in 16 healthy intermittent smokers in an open randomised cross-over study. We compared effects of smoking of two cigarettes on inflammatory markers in exhaled air, induced sputum, blood and urine at 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96 and 192 hours and outcomes without smoking. All sputum and blood parameters were log transformed and analysed using a linear mixed effect model.

resultsSignificant findings were: Smoking increased exhaled carbon monoxide between 0 and 1 hour, and induced a greater decrease in blood eosinophils and sputum lymphocytes between 0 and 3 hours compared to non-smoking. Compared to non-smoking, smoking induced a greater interleukin-8 release from stimulated blood cells between 0 and 3 hours, and a greater increase in sputum lymphocytes and neutrophils between 3 and 12 hours.

conclusionWe conclude that besides an increase in inflammation, as known from chronic smoking, there is also a suppressive effect of smoking two cigarettes on particular inflammatory parameters.

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Acute DiseaseAdultAgedBreath TestsCross-Over StudiesCytokinesFemaleHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPneumoniaReference ValuesRespiratory Function TestsSmokingCytokines

Identifiers

PMID15740629
PMCPMC554761
OpenAlexW1486340853

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