• Life sciences · Feb 2016

    Comparative Study

    Comparison between electronic cigarette refill liquid and nicotine on metabolic parameters in rats.

    • El Golli Narges N Laboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives (LMBA), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic , Houssem Dkhili, Yosra Dallagi, Dalila Rahali, Montassar Lasram, Ines Bini-Dhouib, Maryline Lebret, Jean-Philippe Rosa, Saloua El Fazaa, and Monia Allal-El Asmi.
    • Laboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives (LMBA), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: nelgolli@yahoo.fr.
    • Life Sci. 2016 Feb 1; 146: 131-8.

    AimsNicotine is known to promote body weight loss and to disturb glucose homeostasis and lipoprotein metabolism. Electronic cigarettes, as a substitute to nicotine, are becoming increasingly popular, although there is no evidence regarding their safety. Considering the dearth of information about e-cigarette toxicity, the present study was designed to compare nicotine alone to e-liquid with or without nicotine on metabolic parameters in Wistar rats.Main MethodsFor this purpose, e-liquid with or without nicotine and nicotine alone (0.5mg/kg of body weight) were administered intra-peritoneally during 28 days.Key FindingsOur results show a significant decrease in food and energy intake after nicotine or e-liquid with nicotine exposure, when compared to control or e-liquid without nicotine. Analysis of lipid status identified a significant decrease in cholesterol and LDL levels in e-cigarette groups, suggesting an improvement in lipid profile. Interestingly, e-liquid without nicotine induced hyperglycemia which is negatively correlated to hepatic glycogen level, acting like nicotine alone. Furthermore, an increase in liver biomarkers was observed in all treated groups. qRT-PCR analysis showed GSK3β up-regulation in e-liquid with nicotine as well as, surprisingly, in e-liquid without nicotine exposure. In contrast, PEPCK genes were only up-regulated in e-liquid with nicotine.SignificanceWhile some features observed in rats may not be observed in human smokers, most of our data are consistent with, e-liquid per se i.e. without nicotine, not being neutral from a metabolic stand point since disrupting glucose homeostasis in rats.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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