Exposure to aldehyde cherry e-liquid flavouring and its vape by-product disrupts pulmonary surfactant biophysical function
A. Martin, C. Tempra, Y. T. Yu, J. Liekkinen, R. Thakker, H. Lee, B. de Santos Moreno, I. Vattulainen, C. Rossios, M. Javanainen, J. Bernardino de la Serna
This study shows that benzaldehyde and its by-product, benzaldehyde propylene glycol acetal, disrupt pulmonary surfactant biophysical function by interacting with surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2023 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology