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Acute Effect of „electronic – cigarette-use on vascular endothelial functio

Not Applicable
Conditions
healthy volunteersnicotine dependence
Registration Number
DRKS00007930
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsmedizin Mainz, II. Medizinische Klinik
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Non-smokers and smokers age 18-60

Exclusion Criteria

•Smoking of tobacco products within the preceding 6 months (only cohort 1)
•Current use of long acting nitrates or calcium antagonists
•History of asthma or chronic pulmonary disease
•Vascular or other abnormalities precluding application of a pressure cuff on the arm to conduct FMD/FMC measurement
•symptomatic cardiovascular disease

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Endothelial function (flow-mediated dialtion FMD % of A. brachialis) as change before and after vapor exposition measured with high resolution ultrasound before and after cuff occlusion as described in guidelines.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
FMC (flow mediated contraction as described by Gori measured by ultrasound corresponding to FMD) measured before and after vapor exposure;<br>blood pressure measured with Riva-Roci and contiously before , during and after vapor exposure using pulse transit time<br>heart rate (ECG derived, holter monitoring before and during exposure)<br>sympathic nerve activity (laser Doppler before and after exposure)<br>sympathovagal Balance (derived from ECG heart variability measured with holter ECG during study period)<br>oxdiative Stress (blood)<br>Effect of antioxidative substances on FMD (measured as effect of p.o. VitC application on FMD after exposure)<br>Endothelium activation (measured in blood before and after vapor from frozen samples with the use of ELISA kits (E-selectine, VCAM etc.))<br>Oxidative stress (measured from frozen blood samples befor and after exposure with ELISA kits TBARS, MDA, OxLDL, MPO)<br>
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