Exhaled breath condensate: technical and diagnostic aspects

EM Konstantinidi, AS Lappas, AS Tzortzi… - The Scientific World …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate the 30‐year progress of research on exhaled
breath condensate in a disease‐based approach. Methods. We searched PubMed/Medline …

The allergic cascade: review of the most important molecules in the asthmatic lung

K Bloemen, S Verstraelen, R Van Den Heuvel… - Immunology letters, 2007 - Elsevier
Asthma is the most common chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways among children. It
is a complex clinical disease characterized by airway obstruction, airway inflammation and …

Current and future biomarkers in allergic asthma

UM Zissler, J Esser‐von Bieren, CA Jakwerth… - Allergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Diagnosis early in life, sensitization, asthma endotypes, monitoring of disease and treatment
progression are key motivations for the exploration of biomarkers for allergic rhinitis and …

Analysis of exhaled breath condensate in respiratory medicine: methodological aspects and potential clinical applications

P Montuschi - Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Analysis of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a noninvasive method for studying the
composition of airway lining fluid and has the potential for assessing lung inflammation. EBC …

Obstructive sleep apnea in poorly controlled asthmatic children: effect of adenotonsillectomy

L Kheirandish‐Gozal, EA Dayyat, NS Eid… - Pediatric …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children share multiple
epidemiological risk factors and the prevalence of snoring is higher in asthmatic children …

Biomarkers in exhaled breath condensate: a review of collection, processing and analysis

NM Grob, M Aytekin, RA Dweik - Journal of breath research, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a potential rich source for countless biomarkers that
can provide valuable information about respiratory as well as systemic diseases. EBC has …

Exhaled breath malondialdehyde as a marker of effect of exposure to air pollution in children with asthma

I Romieu, A Barraza-Villarreal… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Assessment of the adverse effects of oxidative stress related to air pollution
is limited by the lack of biological markers of dose to the lungs. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated …

An overview of asthma and COVID-19: protective factors against SARS-COV-2 in pediatric patients

M Liuzzo Scorpo, G Ferrante, S La Grutta - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic infectious disease caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus SARS-COV-2. Aberrant innate immunity response …

The analysis of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath and biomarkers in exhaled breath condensate in children–clinical tools or scientific toys?

E van Mastrigt, JC De Jongste… - … & Experimental Allergy, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Current monitoring strategies for respiratory diseases are mainly based on clinical features,
lung function and imaging. As airway inflammation is the hallmark of many respiratory …

Role of exhaled nasal nitric oxide in distinguishing between chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps

C Liu, M Zheng, F He, X Wang… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and CRS without
nasal polyps (CRSsNP) nasal polyps is a global health concern. Several clinical biomarkers …