Immune system diseases (If you have kidney disease due to lupus, your doctor will call it lupus nephritis.) Long-lasting viral illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Pyelonephritis, a urinary tract infections within the kidneys, which can result in scarring as the infection heals.
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD. Nicotine has strong mood altering effects and can act on the brain as both a stimulant and a relaxant. Once within the bloodstream, nicotine may circulate around the body until it reaches the brain.
Nicotine has many adverse effects on human health. It causes bronchospasm, atherosclerosis, increased blood clots, and enlargement of the aorta, abnormal heart rate, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, tachycardia, as well as coronary artery constriction.