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Immediate response to cigarette smoke.

P J Rees, P J Chowienczyk, T J Clark

    Thorax
    |June 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Cigarette smoke inhalation causes immediate decreases in specific airway conductance in both smokers and non-smokers. This effect, more pronounced in non-smokers, is reduced by bronchodilators but unaffected by sodium cromoglycate.

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    Area of Science:

    • Pulmonary Physiology
    • Respiratory Medicine
    • Toxicology

    Background:

    • Cigarette smoke is a major respiratory irritant.
    • Understanding acute airway responses is crucial for respiratory health.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate immediate changes in airway resistance after cigarette smoke inhalation.
    • To compare responses between smokers and non-smokers.
    • To assess the effect of bronchodilators and sodium cromoglycate on these responses.

    Main Methods:

    • Automated body plethysmography was used to measure airway resistance.
    • Specific airway conductance was assessed seven to eight seconds post-inhalation.
    • Responses were measured after single and repeated inhalations.
    • Effects of salbutamol, ipratropium bromide, and sodium cromoglycate were evaluated.

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    Main Results:

    • Single cigarette smoke inhalations caused rapid decreases in specific conductance in all participants.
    • Responses diminished significantly within 40 seconds.
    • Non-smokers exhibited greater initial responses than smokers.
    • Repeated inhalations elicited recurring responses.
    • Salbutamol and ipratropium bromide significantly inhibited the response, more so in non-smokers.
    • Sodium cromoglycate had no discernible effect.

    Conclusions:

    • Acute inhalation of cigarette smoke leads to prompt, reversible bronchoconstriction.
    • Bronchodilators can attenuate smoke-induced airway narrowing.
    • Non-smokers may be more sensitive to the acute effects of cigarette smoke.
    • Sodium cromoglycate does not appear to modulate these immediate airway responses.