Chronic Pancreatic Inflammation Induced by Environmental Tobacco Smoke Inhalation in Rats

OBJECTIVE Despite a strong epidemiological association between cigarette smoking and pancreatic diseases, such as pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis, the effects of long-term cigarette smoke inhalation on the pancreas have not been clearly determined. In the present study, we investigated the effect of cigarette smoke inhalation on the pancreas. METHODS Thirty-six female Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to two different doses of...