Clinical implications of nicotine as an antimicrobial agent and immune modulator
Nicotine is perhaps the most important and potent, pharmacologically active substance in tobacco products. This commentary examines the possible effects that nicotine has on microbial viability and also on the host's immune system as it responds to the indigenous microflora (the microbiome) due...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332220305977 |