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Microcirculatory Bed, Microcirculation, and Smoking-Associated Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Adults

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Computer-assisted video biomicroscopy of bulbar conjunctiva was employed to examine the sequelae of endothelial dysfunction manifested by microcirculatory bed abnormalities and microcirculation disturbances. The signs of endothelial dysfunction provoked by… Click to show full abstract

Computer-assisted video biomicroscopy of bulbar conjunctiva was employed to examine the sequelae of endothelial dysfunction manifested by microcirculatory bed abnormalities and microcirculation disturbances. The signs of endothelial dysfunction provoked by tobacco smoking in young adults disappeared after cessation of smoking, which resulted in pronounced widening of arterioles and capillaries as well as moderation of intravascular erythrocyte aggregation.

Keywords: dysfunction; smoking; microcirculation; microcirculatory bed; endothelial dysfunction; young adults

Journal Title: Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine
Year Published: 2017

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