The Link Between Cigarettes And Allergies
There are so many discusses about the harm effects of cigarettes, but not everyone knows the latest news in this field.
Alongside with the opinion that substances from cigarettes can cause various complications to those who suffer from asthma or can provoke allergies there appeared a new research that suggests quite the opposite. In particular it suggests that cigarette smoke can help people who suffer from allergies.
The leader of the study, Neil Thomson, a member of Faculty of 1000 Biology, a leading expert in the field of respiratory medicine, takes as a basis the experiments held on mice mast cells. The conclusion is really surprising: the experiment shows that cigarette smoke stops the development of mast cells which respond for the appearance of various types of allergies.
Moreover the study demonstrates that cigarette smoke helps to prevent the release of proteins which cause inflammation in response to allergens without influencing other mast cell functions. The conclusion was made by the researchers at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
The study was based on the mast cells of mice. However the researches are almost sure that the same reaction will take place with humans. Now the new results have been thoroughly analyzed to make more clear conclusions concerning the new discovery.
The science does not stand on the same place. If earlier cigarette smoke was associated only with harmful effects on health nowadays it is incorrect to state that smoking is a harmful habit. Not everything is so categorically. However the time will show if the new discovery of cigarette smoke is true.