Exhaled Breath Condensate : An Overview - 08/08/12
, Alison Montpetit, RN, PhD a, John Hunt, MD bRésumé |
Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a promising source of biomarkers of lung disease. EBC may be thought of either as a body fluid or as a condensate of exhaled gas. There are 3 principal contributors to EBC: variable-sized particles or droplets that are aerosolized from the airway lining fluid, distilled water that condenses from gas phase out of the nearly water-saturated exhalate, and water-soluble volatiles that are exhaled and absorbed into the condensing breath. The nonvolatile constituents and the water-soluble volatile constituents are of particular interest. Several key issues are discussed in this article.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Exhaled breath condensate, Biomarker, Airway, Exhalate
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| Conflict of interest: JH is a cofounder of Respiratory Research, Inc, which manufactures exhaled breath condensate collection equipment. MD and AM are supported by grant K99/R00 NR012016 from the National Institute of Nursing Research. |
Vol 32 - N° 3
P. 363-375 - août 2012 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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