Nitrite in exhaled breath condensate as a marker of nitrossative stress in the airways of patients with asthma, COPD, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
- Vol. 24 (5), 317-322
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcla.20408
Abstract
Background: Nitrite and nitrate are exhaled in droplets of an aerosol during breathing and can be assayed in the exhaled breath condensate (EBC) as markers of nitrossative stress in the airways of patients with asthma, COPD, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Subjects and methods: Using HPLC with fluorescence detection, nitrite and nitrate were assayed in EBC of 14 atopic patients with mild‐to‐moderate stable asthma, 18 atopic asthmatics with exacerbation, 14 COPD patients without exacerbation, 18 patients with exacerbated COPD, 13 patients with active IPF, and in 29 healthy subjects. Results: The geometric mean [exp(mean±SD)] EBC concentrations of nitrite (micromol/l) in patients with asthma [5.1(2.1–12.3)], exacerbation of asthma [5.1(2.8–9.6)], exacerbation of COPD [5.3(3.2–8.7)], and with IPF [5.5(2.9–10.2)] were higher (Prs=−0.31, PConclusion: EBC nitrite is a suitable marker of nitrossative stress in adult patients with lung diseases but cannot differentiate controlled and exacerbated asthma. Further improvements to the methods of EBC collection and sample handling are warranted. J. Clin. Lab. Anal. 24:317–322, 2010.Keywords
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