Inflammatory cytokines in alcohol use disorder patients are lower in smokers and users of smokeless tobacco.
Ingeborg BolstadLars LienJenny Skumsnes MoeSusmita PandeyHelge ToftJørgen G BramnessPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2023)
Our findings may indicate that nicotine has anti-inflammatory effects in patients with AUD. Still nicotine use cannot be recommended as a viable therapeutic option to reduce alcohol-induced inflammation because it may cause other adverse effects. Future studies of cytokine patterns in relation to mental or somatic health conditions are warranted to carefully investigate the effect of nicotine, by monitoring the use of any tobacco or nicotine product.
Keyphrases
- smoking cessation
- alcohol use disorder
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- oxidative stress
- prognostic factors
- high glucose
- gene expression
- current status
- climate change
- patient reported outcomes
- health information
- risk assessment
- case control