Serum Vitamin C Levels in Users of Electronic Cigarettes, Cigarette Smokers and Nonsmokers
Electronic cigarettes are nicotine delivering devices that do not contain most of the numerous chemicals found in tobacco smoke. However, there may be negative health effects from free radical exposure in e-cigarette aerosols. The current study suggests that compared to nonsmokers, vaping may increase oxidative stress.
Authors
- Jonathan Foulds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2296-0726)
- Joshua E. Muscat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0867-423X)
- Zachary T. Bitzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8026-860X)
- Wenxue Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-9063)
- Li Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3617-2627)
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Department of Public Health (MM)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf244
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77