Diagnostic value of a pattern of exhaled breath condensate biomarkers in asthmatic children

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• 作者：I. Maloča Vuljanko^a ; ^{ivanamaloca@gmail.com} ; M. Turkalj^a ; ^b ; ^{turkalj@bolnica-srebrnjak.hr} ; B. Nogalo^a ; ^b ; ^{bolnica@bolnica-srebrnjak.hr} ; S. Bulat Lokas^a ; ^{lokas@bolnica-srebrnjak.hr} ; D. Plavec^a ; ^b ; ^{plavec@bolnica-srebrnjak.hr}
• 关键词：Exhaled breath condrensate ; Asthma ; Children ; Diagnosis ; Lung function test
• 刊名：Allergologia et Immunopathologia
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January-February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：45
• 期：1
• 页码：2-10
• 全文大小：783 K
• 卷排序：45

文摘

Diagnosing asthma in children is a challenge and using a single biomarker from exhaled breath condensate (EBC) showed the lack of improvement in it.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic potential of a pattern of simple chemical biomarkers from EBC in diagnosing asthma in children in a real-life setting, its association with lung function and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).MethodsIn 75 consecutive children aged 5–7 years with asthma-like symptoms the following tests were performed: skin prick tests, spirometry, impulse oscillometry (IOS), exhaled NO (FENO), 24-hour oesophageal pH monitoring and EBC collection with subsequent analysis of pH, carbon dioxide tension, oxygen tension, and concentrations of magnesium, calcium, iron and urates.ResultsNo significant differences were found for individual EBC biomarkers between asthmatics and non-asthmatics (p > 0.05 for all). A pattern of six EBC biomarkers showed a statistically significant (p = 0.046) predictive model for asthma (AUC = 0.698, PPV = 84.2%, NPV = 38.9%). None to moderate association (R2 up to 0.43) between EBC biomarkers and lung function measures and FENO was found, with IOS parameters showing the best association with EBC biomarkers. A significantly higher EBC Fe was found in children with asthma and GERD compared to asthmatics without GERD (p = 0.049).ConclusionsAn approach that involves a pattern of EBC biomarkers had a better diagnostic accuracy for asthma in children in real-life settings compared to a single one. Poor to moderate association of EBC biomarkers with lung function suggests a complementary value of EBC analysis for asthma diagnosis in children.