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Health: tobacco alters the immunity of smokers, even after stopping smoking
Health: tobacco alters the immunity of smokers, even after stopping smoking – (franceinfo)
According to a study by the Pasteur Institute, lymphocytes, responsible for immune defense, are disrupted by tobacco, even after years of cessation.
A study from the Pasteur Institute demonstrates how tobacco disrupts immunity in the long term. Researchers have established that it has an impact, even several years after quitting smoking. Scientists reveal that tobacco affects lymphocytes, the white blood cells in the blood, responsible for immune defense. “The lymphocytes which are responsible for long-term memories, which remember infections that we had a very long time ago, are disrupted. Ten, fifteen years later, we still have this manifestation in people who have not smoked since. years”indicates a man.
White blood cells no longer recognize certain microbes
This is caused by a change in DNA that makes white blood cells in the blood unable to recognize certain microbes. Even years after stopping smoking, they are no longer able to fight against the flu, pneumonia and all illnesses that can have serious complications.
