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. 2016 May 23;151(2):462–464. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw062

An 8-Month Systems Toxicology Inhalation/Cessation Study in Apoe−/− Mice to Investigate Cardiovascular and Respiratory Exposure Effects of a Candidate Modified Risk Tobacco Product, THS 2.2, Compared With Conventional Cigarettes

Blaine Phillips , Emilija Veljkovic, Stéphanie Boué, Walter K Schlage, Gregory Vuillaume, Florian Martin, Bjoern Titz, Patrice Leroy, Ansgar Buettner, Ashraf Elamin, Alberto Oviedo, Maciej Cabanski, Héctor De León, Emmanuel Guedj, Thomas Schneider, Marja Talikka, Nikolai V Ivanov, Patrick Vanscheeuwijck, Manuel C Peitsch, Julia Hoeng
PMCID: PMC7297302  PMID: 27225756

doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfv243

Toxicological Sciences 149(2),411–432, 2016

Upon further review of Supplementary Table 1, the authors identified that some data were erroneously swapped when reporting. The corrected table is available online.

This error has no impact on the overall validity or conclusion of the study.

The authors regret this error.

Supplementary Table 1. Yields per cigarette of selected 3R4F mainstream smoke and THS aerosol constituents (HPHCs).

A. Normalized for nicotine levels, analysis from a THS2.2 batch used in this study (3R4F was measured in a previous study but is considered representative of the actual batches used during this study).

ISO parameters THS2.2 3R4F
1. Carbon monoxide mg/mg nicotine 0.437 ± 0.031 14.8 ± 0.715
2. Nicotine mg/mg nicotine 1 ± 0.045 1 ± 0.0542
3. Tar mg/mg nicotine 6.304 ± 1.214 14.3 ± 0.717
4. TPM mg/mg nicotine 34.72 ± 1.396 22.2 ± 1.2
5. Water mg/mg nicotine 27.41 ± 1.937 7.01 ± 0.673
Aliphatic dienes
6. 1,3-Butadiene µg/mg nicotine 0.298 ± 0.053 36.7 ± 3.6
7. Isoprene µg/mg nicotine 2.483 ± 0.335 427 ± 36.4
Carbonyls
8. Acetaldehyde µg/mg nicotine 157.9 ± 15.78 719 ± 50.1
9. Acetone µg/mg nicotine 29.35 ± 3.463 323 ± 11.9
10. Acrolein µg/mg nicotine 8.165 ± 1.189 77 ± 5.51
11. Butyraldehyde µg/mg nicotine 20.32 ± 2.024 41.7 ± 3.64
12. Crotonaldehyde µg/mg nicotine 2.809 ± 0.333 40.5 ± 4.31
13. Formaldehyde µg/mg nicotine 2.623 ± 0.271 28.3 ± 3.48
14. Methyl ethyl ketone µg/mg nicotine 5.986 ± 0.91 91.9 ± 5.79
15. Propionaldehyde µg/mg nicotine 11.75 ± 1.483 58.1 ± 2.68
Acid derivatives
16. Acetamide µg/mg nicotine 3.063 ± 0.283 7.17 ± 0.399
17. Acrylamide µg/mg nicotine 1.918 ± 0.188 2.03 ± 0.157
18. Acrylonitrile µg/mg nicotine 0.166 ± 0.013 14.4 ± 0.894
Epoxides
19. Ethylene oxide µg/mg nicotine 0.167 ± 0.011 12.9 ± 0.998
20. Propylene oxide µg/mg nicotine 0.094 ± 0.008 0.723 ± 0.0234
Nitro compounds
21. Nitrobenzene N.D. N.D.
Aromatic Amines
22. 1-Aminonaphthalene ng/mg nicotine 0.065 ± 0.007 9.95 ± 0.6
23. 2-Aminonaphthalene ng/mg nicotine 3/4 < 0.024 5.11 ± 0.186
24. 3-Aminobiphenyl ng/mg nicotine 0.043 ± 0.005 1.64 ± 0.213
25. 4-Aminobiphenyl ng/mg nicotine 4/4 < 0.032 1.31 ± 0.115
26. o-Toluidine ng/mg nicotine 0.962 ± 0.076 43.5 ± 1.45
27. Benzidine ng/mg nicotine 4/4 < 7E-4 N.D.
N-Heterocyclic aromatics
28. Pyridine µg/mg nicotine 6.343 ± 0.283 18 ± 0.833
29. Quinoline µg/mg nicotine 0.016 ± 0.001 0.273 ± 0.0276
Halogen compounds
30. Vinyl chloride ng/mg nicotine 4/4 < 2.477 50.2 ± 2.75
Inorganic compounds
31. Ammonia µg/mg nicotine 10.18 ± 0.611 19.4 ± 0.847
32. Hydrogen cyanide µg/mg nicotine 2.905 ± 0.201 215 ± 17.2
33. Nitric oxide µg/mg nicotine 11.37 ± 0.521 218 ± 10.3
34. Nitrogen oxides µg/mg nicotine 11.48 ± 0.516 240 ± 12.3
Monocyclic aromatics
35. Benzene µg/mg nicotine 0.538 ± 0.037 46.8 ± 1.7
36. Styrene µg/mg nicotine 0.578 ± 0.048 11.9 ± 0.497
37. Toluene µg/mg nicotine 2.172 ± 0.231 97.8 ± 3.8
N-nitrosamines
38. N-Nitrosoanabasine (NAB) ng/mg nicotine 4/4 < 2.173 18 ± 1.24
39. N-Nitrosoanatabine (NAT) ng/mg nicotine 11.67 ± 1.224 173 ± 10.1
40. 4-(N-nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) ng/mg nicotine 4.631 ± 0.387 117 ± 5.56
41. N-Nitrosonornicotine (NNN) ng/mg nicotine 10.37 ± 1.039 155 ± 4.31
Phenols
42. Catechol µg/mg nicotine 15.53 ± 1.698 43.8 ± 2.17
43. m+p-cresol µg/mg nicotine 0.123 ± 0.02 6.04 ± 0.448
44. o-cresol µg/mg nicotine 0.102 ± 0.014 2.08 ± 0.18
45. Hydroquinone µg/mg nicotine 6.614 ± 0.859 40.2 ± 1.85
46. Phenol µg/mg nicotine 1.617 ± 0.269 6.59 ± 0.497
47. Resorcinol µg/mg nicotine 0.049 ± 0.004 0.894 ± 0.0364
PAHs
48. Benzo[a]pyrene ng/mg nicotine 3/4 < 0.696 4.66 ± 1.87
49. Benz[a]anthracene ng/mg nicotine 1.078 ± 0.051 9.21 ± 3.19
50. Dibenz[a,h]anthracene ng/mg nicotine 4/4 < 0.07 3/8 < 0
51. Pyrene ng/mg nicotine 4.085 ± 0.24 25.5 ± 15.2
Metals/Elements
52. Arsenic ng/mg nicotine 3/3 < 0.787 3.32 ± 0.209
53. Cadmium ng/mg nicotine 0.371 ± 0.008 63.7 ± 3.28
54. Chromium ng/mg nicotine 3/3 < 0.118 4/4 < 0.257
55. Lead ng/mg nicotine 3/3 < 2.332 14.8 ± 0.773
56. Mercury ng/mg nicotine 1.024 ± 0.105 1.86 ± 0.0981
57. Nickel ng/mg nicotine 2/3 < 0.118 4/4 < 0.257
58. Selenium ng/mg nicotine 3/3 < 0.383 0.687 ± 0.126

B. Total weights per chemical classes, manufacturer’s specifications.

Chemical class Unit weight per stick Total weight % reduction
3R4F THS2.2
Carbon monoxide mg 32.8 0.531 98.4%
Carbonyls µg 2970.7 328.45 88.9%
Nitrogen oxides µg 1028 34.1 96.7%
Aliphatic dienes µg 861.8 2.644 99.7%
Inorganic compounds µg 532.3 19.01 96.4%
Monocyclic aromatic HC µg 310.1 3.847 98.8%
Phenols µg 206.62 25.771 87.5%
Acid derivatives µg 50.63 6.008 88.1%
N-Heterocyclic aromatics µg 36.613 7.552 79.4%
Epoxides µg 30.72 0.349 98.9%
TSNA ng 926.7 47.52* 94.9%
Elements ng 214.03 7.65* 96.4%
PAHs ng 131.2 7.55* 94.2%
Aromatic amines ng 124.33 1.466* 98.8%
Halogen compounds ng 96.7 3.54* 96.3%
Nitro compounds ng 0.499 0.09 82.0%

*Measurement replaced by lower limit of quantification.

Remarks: Smoke/aerosol generation according to Health Canada regimen (Burnset al., 2008). These numbers are provided to illustrate the reduction in HPHCs per chemical class and were derived from later product batches.


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