Electronic cigarettes and insulin resistance in animals and humans: Results of a controlled animal study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013-2016).

<h4>Background</h4>The popularity of electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) has risen considerably. Several studies have suggested that nicotine may affect insulin resistance, however, the impact of E-cigarette exposure on insulin resistance, an early measure of cardiometabolic risk, is no...

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Main Authors: Olusola A Orimoloye, S M Iftekhar Uddin, Lung-Chi Chen, Albert D Osei, Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk, Marina V Malovichko, Israel D Sithu, Omar Dzaye, Daniel J Conklin, Sanjay Srivastava, Michael J Blaha
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226744&type=printable
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author Olusola A Orimoloye
S M Iftekhar Uddin
Lung-Chi Chen
Albert D Osei
Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk
Marina V Malovichko
Israel D Sithu
Omar Dzaye
Daniel J Conklin
Sanjay Srivastava
Michael J Blaha
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S M Iftekhar Uddin
Lung-Chi Chen
Albert D Osei
Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk
Marina V Malovichko
Israel D Sithu
Omar Dzaye
Daniel J Conklin
Sanjay Srivastava
Michael J Blaha
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description <h4>Background</h4>The popularity of electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) has risen considerably. Several studies have suggested that nicotine may affect insulin resistance, however, the impact of E-cigarette exposure on insulin resistance, an early measure of cardiometabolic risk, is not known.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Using experimental animals and human data obtained from 3,989 participants of the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), respectively, we assessed the association between E-cigarette and conventional cigarette exposures and insulin resistance, as modelled using the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and glucose tolerance tests (GTT). C57BL6/J mice (on standard chow diet) exposed to E-cigarette aerosol or mainstream cigarette smoke (MCS) for 12 weeks showed HOMA-IR and GTT levels comparable with filtered air-exposed controls. In the NHANES cohort, there was no significant association between defined tobacco product use categories (non-users; sole E-cigarette users; cigarette smokers and dual users) and insulin resistance. Compared with non-users of e-cigarettes/conventional cigarettes, sole E-cigarette users showed no significant difference in HOMA-IR or GTT levels following adjustment for age, sex, race, physical activity, alcohol use and BMI.<h4>Conclusion</h4>E-cigarettes do not appear to be linked with insulin resistance. Our findings may inform future studies assessing potential cardiometabolic harms associated with E-cigarette use.
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spelling doaj-art-953c944e79cc4b78bb79b4c5447383ba2025-08-20T02:11:00ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-011412e022674410.1371/journal.pone.0226744Electronic cigarettes and insulin resistance in animals and humans: Results of a controlled animal study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013-2016).Olusola A OrimoloyeS M Iftekhar UddinLung-Chi ChenAlbert D OseiMohammadhassan MirboloukMarina V MalovichkoIsrael D SithuOmar DzayeDaniel J ConklinSanjay SrivastavaMichael J Blaha<h4>Background</h4>The popularity of electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) has risen considerably. Several studies have suggested that nicotine may affect insulin resistance, however, the impact of E-cigarette exposure on insulin resistance, an early measure of cardiometabolic risk, is not known.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Using experimental animals and human data obtained from 3,989 participants of the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), respectively, we assessed the association between E-cigarette and conventional cigarette exposures and insulin resistance, as modelled using the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and glucose tolerance tests (GTT). C57BL6/J mice (on standard chow diet) exposed to E-cigarette aerosol or mainstream cigarette smoke (MCS) for 12 weeks showed HOMA-IR and GTT levels comparable with filtered air-exposed controls. In the NHANES cohort, there was no significant association between defined tobacco product use categories (non-users; sole E-cigarette users; cigarette smokers and dual users) and insulin resistance. Compared with non-users of e-cigarettes/conventional cigarettes, sole E-cigarette users showed no significant difference in HOMA-IR or GTT levels following adjustment for age, sex, race, physical activity, alcohol use and BMI.<h4>Conclusion</h4>E-cigarettes do not appear to be linked with insulin resistance. Our findings may inform future studies assessing potential cardiometabolic harms associated with E-cigarette use.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226744&type=printable
spellingShingle Olusola A Orimoloye
S M Iftekhar Uddin
Lung-Chi Chen
Albert D Osei
Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk
Marina V Malovichko
Israel D Sithu
Omar Dzaye
Daniel J Conklin
Sanjay Srivastava
Michael J Blaha
Electronic cigarettes and insulin resistance in animals and humans: Results of a controlled animal study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013-2016).
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title Electronic cigarettes and insulin resistance in animals and humans: Results of a controlled animal study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013-2016).
title_full Electronic cigarettes and insulin resistance in animals and humans: Results of a controlled animal study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013-2016).
title_fullStr Electronic cigarettes and insulin resistance in animals and humans: Results of a controlled animal study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013-2016).
title_full_unstemmed Electronic cigarettes and insulin resistance in animals and humans: Results of a controlled animal study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013-2016).
title_short Electronic cigarettes and insulin resistance in animals and humans: Results of a controlled animal study and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2013-2016).
title_sort electronic cigarettes and insulin resistance in animals and humans results of a controlled animal study and the national health and nutrition examination survey nhanes 2013 2016
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226744&type=printable
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