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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Res. 2023 Apr 27;132(9):1168–1180. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.321565

Table 2.

GSH = glutathione, TBARS = Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, MPO = Myeloperoxidase, NOX2 = NADPH oxidase, 8-iso-PGF2α = urinary 8-isoprostane, HR = Heart Rate, BP = Blood Pressure, HRV = Heart Rate Variability, pNN06 = the percentage of adjacent NN intervals (pNN) that differ from one another in more than 6 ms, FASN = fatty acid synthase, RER = Respiratory Exchange Ratio, HODE = Hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, COL1A1 = Collagen (type 1, Alpha 1), COL3A1 = Collagen (Type 3, Alpha 1), EF = Ejection Fraction, LVFS = Left Ventricle Fractional Shortening, VCF = Velocity of circumferential fiber shortening, PWV = Pulse Wave Velocity, Alx75 = Augmentation Index corrected for heart rate, NO = Nitric Oxide, ADP = Adenosine diphosphate, GPIIb/IIIa = Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa, wks = week1.

Condition Biomarker Change Device Generation Nicotine Concentration (mg/mL) Flavor
Oxidative Stress GSH 58 Unclear 12 Vanilla, Apple/Mint
No Change58 Unclear 0 Tobacco
18 Apple/Mint
TBARS 58 Unclear 0, 12, 18 Tobacco, Vanilla
No Change58 Unclear 6 Vanilla, Apple/Mint
58 Unclear 12 Apple/Mint
MPO 64 3rd 3 None
No Change64 3rd 0 None
NOX2 56 2nd 16 Tobacco
H2O2 56
2nd 16 Tobacco
8-iso- PGF2α 56 2nd 16 Tobacco
Vitamin E 56 2nd 16 Tobacco
Sympathetic Effects HR 56,60,64,6971 1st70, 2nd56,71, 3rd60,69 064, 1.560, 364, 1656, 1871, 2469, Several70 None60,64, Tobacco56,69,71, Several70
No Change60,61,70 1st70, 2nd61, 3rd60 060,61, 1261, Several70 None60, Several70, Unclear61
Systolic BP 56,60,64,69,70 1st70, 2nd56, 3rd60,64,69 060,64, 1.560, 364, 1656, 2469, Several70 None60,64, Tobacco56,69, Several70
Diastolic BP 56,64,70 1st70, 2nd56, 3rd64 064, 364, 1656, Several70 None64, Tobacco56, Several70
HRV 72,74 1st72, 3rd74, 4th74 1872, Unclear74 Tobacco72, Menthol72, Unclear74
Sympathetic Tone 73 1st, 2nd 12, Unclear Tobacco, Strawberry
pNN06 76 3rd 6 Vanilla-Custard
Adipose Tissue Effects Body Weight 26,46 3rd 046, 2426 Tobacco
No Change26,46,48 3rd 026, 1846, 3648 Tobacco26,46, Unclear48
Glut2 46 3rd 0, 18 Tobacco
Glut4 46 3rd 0 Tobacco
FASN 46 3rd 0, 18 Tobacco
Cytokines (Il10) 47 3rd 0 Tobacco
RER 49 2nd 18 None
serum ω−6 fatty acid levels 53 Several Several Several
oxylipins 9-HODE & 13-HODE 53 Several Several Several
LDL, HDL No Change52,54 4th52, Unclear54 Several Several
Myocardial Effects End-Systolic Elastance 24 3rd 0, 20.2 None
Preload-Recruitable Stroke work 24 3rd 20.2 None
Perivascular Fibrosis 24 3rd 0 None
COL1A1, COL3A1 ↑(3 wks)24 3rd 20.2 None
No Change (3 mo)24 3rd 20.2 None
EF ↓(12 wks)26,27 3rd 24 Tobacco
No Change (2 wks)23 Unclear 24 None
LVFS 26,27 3rd 24 Tobacco
VCF 26,27 3rd 24 Tobacco
Vascular Effects Arterial Stiffness PWV 61,64 2nd61, 3rd64 061, 364, 1261 None64, Unclear61
Alx75 61,64 2nd61, 3rd64 061, 364, 1261 None64, Unclear61
Flow-Mediated Vasodilation 20 Unclear 16 Tobacco
NO Bioavailability 20,56 2nd56, Unclear20 16 Tobacco
Thrombosis Effects Duration in Occlusion Time 62 4th 18 Menthol
ADP-induced platelet aggregation 62 4th 18 Menthol
ADP 62 4th 18 Menthol
P-Selectin 62 4th 18 Menthol
GPIIb/IIIa 62 4th 18 Menthol