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      Association of urinary 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 levels in smoking, smoking cessation and Tobacco Heating System use

      Gonzalez Zuloeta, A.; Pouly, S.; de La Bourdonnaye, G.; Baker, G.; Luedicke, F.

      Conference date
      Jun 27, 2014
      Conference name
      Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) 2014
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      Smoking has been associated with cardiovascular disease and there is evidence that this might be mediated by the increased production of thromboxane. Whether metabolites of thromboxane, such as 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 (TXB2), could be used as a biomarker of risk in the assessment of candidate modified risk tobacco products (MRTPS) is not clear. The aim of this literature review and meta-analysis (MA) was to determine the association of smoking status and TXB2 levels. Additionally we evaluated the effect of smoking cessation and the use of a tobacco heated system (THS) currently in development, to urinary levels of 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2. 

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