IL-6 is a pleiotropic cytokine that exerts pathological proinflammatory effects in various
acute, chronic, and communicable diseases. These diseases place a significant burden on …

Importance Exposure to ozone has been associated with cardiovascular mortality, but the
underlying biological mechanisms are not yet understood. Objective To examine the …

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder invariably affecting the lungs. It is a
disease with noteworthy variations in clinical manifestation and disease outcome and has …

High‐efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration in combination with an electrostatic
precipitator (ESP) can be a cost‐effective approach to reducing indoor particulate exposure …

Several studies have noted that the existence of comorbidities lead to an increase in the risk
of premature mortality and morbidity. Most of the studies examining the effects of air pollution …

Purpose Mutated KRAS oncogene in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) can be a genetic
marker of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, a possibility of inhomogeneous …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are leading causes of
deaths worldwide which are associated with chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. Lung …

In this model study, we explored the host's contribution of breath volatiles to diagnostic
secondary electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry (SESI-MS) breathprints for acute …

Metabolomic analysis of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) requires an unavoidable sample
preparation step because of the low concentration of its components, and potential cleanup …

Sažetak Over the past three decades, the goal of many researchers is analysis of exhaled
breath condensate (EBC) as noninvasively obtained sample. A total quality in laboratory …