Nicotine and gastrointestinal disease

Smoking, nicotine and Parkinson's disease.

Epidemiological studies show that smoking is associated with a lower incidence of Parkinson's disease (PD). This finding is important because it could provide clues about therapeutic strategies for protection against this debilitating movement disorder. Smoke contains numerous chemicals that could be responsible for the apparent protective effect. Here, a role for nicotine is considered, becaus...

The Adverse Effects of Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide on Cardiovascular Disease

Cigarette smoking causes injury of coronary arteries as well as other arteries. Sudden death is more frequent in heavy smokers than in non smok­ers. Studies showed that dangerous arrhythmias will be the result of effect of nicotine when injected in the animals. Carbon-monooxide is also dangerous for man when it is produced by smoking.  The prevention of heart disease will be more satisfactory ...

Relation between nicotine intake and Alzheimer's disease.

OBJECTIVE To study the association between Alzheimer's disease and nicotine intake through smoking. DESIGN Population based case-control study. SETTING City of Rotterdam and four northern provinces of The Netherlands. SUBJECTS 198 patients with early onset Alzheimer's disease, 198 controls matched for age and sex, and families of 17 patients in whom Alzheimer's disease was apparently inhe...

Gastrointestinal disease and psoriatic arthritis.

Autistic disorder and gastrointestinal disease.

Autistic disorder is a pervasive developmental disorder manifested in the first 3 years of life by dysfunction in social interaction and communication. Many efforts have been made to explore the biologic basis of this disorder, but the etiology remains unknown. Recent publications describing upper gastrointestinal abnormalities and ileocolitis have focused attention on gastrointestinal function...