Vessel-damaging activation of the 'intracellular waste disposal' mechanism found in smokers
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found that substances found in cigarette smoke lead to blood vessels’ endothelial cells constantly digesting themselves. This permanent damage to the interior surface of the blood vessels leads, amongst others, to calcification of the arteries, as the recently published study confirms.