Optimization of Exhaled Biomarker Collection and Analysis

Launched by INDIANA UNIVERSITY · Apr 7, 2022

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Exhaled breath has three fractions - gaseous breath, volatile breath, and breath condensate. Biomarkers have been identified in each of these fractions and non-invasive collection methods have been developed. Exhaled breath can be safely and easily performed in all patient populations, including neonatal children and the elderly. We have shown that relative to normal controls, condensed exhalates obtained from asthmatic subjects reproducibly contain elevated concentrations of oxides of nitrogen and are more acidic (having hydrogen ion concentrations two to three log orders higher). We wish ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Study sample will consist of individuals aged 4-110 with a diagnosis of acute or chronic respiratory disorders, or metabolic or systemic conditions involving diffuse inflammation, or normal subjects with no pulmonary disease.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Subjects that are unable or unwilling to cooperate with specimen collection.