Inflammatory cytokines in alcohol use disorder patients are lower in smokers and users of smokeless tobacco

CONCLUSIONS: 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.PMID:37208927 | DOI:10.1111/acer.15103
Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research