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. 2020 May 15;21(10):3495. doi: 10.3390/ijms21103495
EVALI vaping product-associated lung illness
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
PG propylene glycol
VG vegetable glycerin
BAL bronchoalveolar lavage
THC tetrahydrocannabinol
CBD cannabidiol
PM particulate matter
GRAS generally recognized as safe
PEG polyethylene glycol
MCT medium chain triglycerides
nAChRs nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
TSNAs tobacco-specific nitrosamines
PAHs polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
UFP ultrafine particles
miRNA micro RNA
AhR aryl hydrocarbon receptor
XMEs xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes
VOCs volatile organic compounds
FDA food and drug administration
FeNO fraction of exhaled nitric oxide
CRP C-reactive protein
NO nitric oxide
NK natural killer cells
PPB parts per billion
ROS reactive oxygen species
H2O2 hydrogen peroxide
BER base excision repair
NER nucleotide excision repair
CD28 cluster of differentiation 28
FEV1 fraction of expired volume in 1 s
FVC forced vital capacity
PEF peak expiratory flow
OS impulse oscillometry system
PSP primary spontaneous pneumothorax
AHR airway hyperresponsiveness