Biomarker reproducibility in exhaled breath condensate collected with different condensers
- 9 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal
- Vol. 31 (5), 934-942
- https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00073207
Abstract
Optimal collection and analysis of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) are prerequisites for standardisation and reproducibility of assessments. The present study aimed to assess reproducibility of EBC volume, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), 8-isoprostane and cytokine measurements using different condensers, including a newly developed glass condenser. At four points in time, 30 healthy subjects performed sequential EBC collections randomly using the following four condensers: glass, silicone, EcoScreen® (Erich Jaeger GmbH, Hoechberg, Germany) and an optimised glass condenser. In small EBC samples, H2O2 was measured by spectrophotometer, 8-isoprostane by enzyme immunoassay, and cytokines by multiplexed xMAP® technology (Luminex Corporation, Austin, TX, USA). The optimised glass condenser yielded significantly more EBC volume (median 2,025 µL, interquartile range 1,600–2,525). The reproducibility of EBC volume, yielded by the new glass condenser, was comparable with EcoScreen® (19–20 coefficients of variation (CV)%), but was significantly better compared with silicone and glass (29–37 CV%). The new condenser was associated with significantly more detections of H2O2, 8-isoprostane, interleukin-2, -4, -5 and -13, and tumour necrosis factor-α. Isoprostane concentrations were significantly higher using the new condenser, whereas H2O2 and cytokine concentrations were not. Reproducibility of biomarkers was equally variable for all condenser types. In conclusion, significantly more exhaled breath condensate volume and biomarker detections were found using the optimised glass condenser, including higher 8-isoprostane levels. However, biomarker reproducibility in exhaled breath condensate in healthy adults was not influenced by the type of condenser.Keywords
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