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. 2021 Jun 21;18(12):6651. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126651
HTP heated tobacco products
sICAM-1 soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1
8-epi-PGF2α 8-epi-prostaglandin F2α
11-DTX-B2 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2
HDL high density lipoprotein
FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s
IQOS I-Quit-Ordinary-Smoking
PMI Philip Morris International
JTI Japan Tobacco International
BAT British American Tobacco
HNB, HnB heat-non-burn
THS 2.2 The Tobacco Heating System 2.2
CC Smoking conventional cigarettes
HPHC the harmful and potentially harmful constituents
COHb Carboxyhemoglobin
S-PMA S-phenylmercapturic acid
MHBMA Monohydroxybutenyl mercapturic acid
3-HPMA 3-hydroxypropylmercapturic acid
NNN N-nitrosonornicotine
Total NNN Total N-nitrosonornicotine
Total NNAL Total 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol
o-tol o-toluidine
1-OHP Total 1-hydroxypyrene
4-ABP 4-aminobiphenyl
1-NA 1-aminonaphthalene
2-NA 2-aminonaphthalene
CEMA 2-cyanoethylmercapturic acid
HEMA 2-hydroxyethylmercapturic acid
3-HMPMA 3-hydroxy-1-methylpropylmercapturic acid
Total 3-OH-B [a] P 3 hydroxy-benzo(a)pyrene
SA smoking abstinence group
CYP1A2 Cytochrome 1 A2 activity
CHTP carbon-heated tobacco product
mTHS The menthol Tobacco Heating System 2.2
mCC menthol cigarettes
WBC white blood cells
hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
THS 2.1 The Tobacco Heating System 2.1
CO carbon monoxide
HNBC heat-not-burn cigarette
EVC electronic vaping cigarettes
TC traditional tobacco combustion cigarettes
Nox2 soluble Nox2 derived peptide
8-izo-PGF2α-III 8-iso-prostaglandin F-2α-III, pmol/L
BoE biomarkers of exposure
NNAL 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol
HMPMA eCO exhaled breath carbon monoxide
MHBMA monohydroxy-3-butenyl-mercapturic acid
H292 human bronchial epithelial cells
IL-1β interleukin (IL)-1β
IL-6 interleukin (IL)- 6
BOPH biomarkers of potential harm
TPM total particulate matter
3R4F reference cigarette smoke
PAFR platelet-activating factor receptor
CSE cigarette-smoke-extract
ASM airway smooth muscle
EMT epithelial mesenchymal transition
BEAS-2B human bronchial epithelial cells
CS cigarette smoke
AEP acute eosinophilic pneumonia
HNBC heat-not-burn cigarette
ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
HC heat-not-burn cigarettes
ECIG electronic cigarettes
LLTV loose-leaf tobacco vaporiser
MRTP modified risk tobacco products
THR Tobacco Harm Reduction
TNeq total nicotine equivalents (nicotine, cotinine, 3-hydroxycotinine and their glucuronide conjugates)
PAHs Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons