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  • Toxicology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Tobacco smoke is a major global health concern, responsible for significant morbidity and mortality.
  • Combustion products within tobacco smoke contain numerous toxic substances that impact biological systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of tobacco smoke on the immune system.
  • To elucidate the mechanisms by which tobacco smoke alters immune responses.

Main Methods:

  • This study reviews the known effects of tobacco smoke on immune cells.
  • Analysis of immune cell development, cytokine production, and effector functions.

Main Results:

  • Tobacco smoke alters both cell-mediated and humoral immune responses.
  • It affects innate immune cells (dendritic cells, macrophages, NK cells) and adaptive immune cells (T cells, B cells).
  • These alterations lead to proinflammatory responses and immune cell dysfunction.

Conclusions:

  • Tobacco products demonstrably impair humoral and cell-mediated immunity.
  • The full extent and precise mechanisms of this immune impairment are not yet fully understood.