Flavored e-cigarettes modulate embryo development, fetal growth, and potentiate early fetal demise without nicotine
Our findings conclude flavored e-cigarettes modulate in vivo implantation and placentation mechanisms depending on the presence of nicotine. This work presents a measure of concern for flavored e-cigarette use during pregnancy.
Authors
- Rui Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5367-8171)
- Margeaux W Marbrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0473-9422)
- Samuel M. Cripps
- Kathleen M. Caron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-9232)
- Elizabeth S Douglas
- Bryan M. Kistner
- Aanvi Somany
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Duke University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01094-0
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill