Research Article
Acute Outcomes of Cigarette Smoke and Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Inhalation in a Murine Model
Table 5
Semi-quantitative analysis of lung injuries from the animals that inhaled in the CS and EC.
| | Injuries | None
(%) | Light
(%) | Medium
(%) | Severe
(%) | Total% |
| | Septum thickening | | | | | | | CS | 2 (20) | 3 (30) | 4 (50) | 1 (10) | 100 | | EC | 3 (30) | 4 (40) | 3 (30) | 0 (00) | 100 | | Alveolar expansion | | | | | | | CS | 5 (50) | 1 (10) | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | 100 | | EC | 0 (00) | 2 (20) | 3 (30) | 5 (50) | 100 | | Atelectasis | | | | | | | CS | 5 (50) | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | 1 (20) | 100 | | EC | 7 (70) | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | 0 (00) | 100 | | Hyperemia | | | | | | | CS | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 0 (00) | 0 (00) | 100 | | EC | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 0 (00) | 0 (00) | 100 | | Pneumonitis | | | | | | | CS | 3 (30) | 4 (40) | 1 (10) | 2 (20) | 100 | | EC | 2 (20) | 4 (40) | 4 (40) | 0 (00) | 100 |
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CS: cigarette smoke; EC: electronic cigarette.
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