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Chung J, Akter S, Han S, Shin Y, Choi TG, Kang I, Kim SS. Diagnosis by Volatile Organic Compounds in Exhaled Breath in Exhaled Breath from Patients with Gastric and Colorectal Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:129. [PMID: 36613569 PMCID: PMC9820758 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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One in three cancer deaths worldwide are caused by gastric and colorectal cancer malignancies. Although the incidence and fatality rates differ significantly from country to country, the rates of these cancers in East Asian nations such as South Korea and Japan have been increasing each year. Above all, the biggest danger of this disease is how challenging it is to recognize in its early stages. Moreover, most patients with these cancers do not present with any disease symptoms before receiving a definitive diagnosis. Currently, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are being used for the early prediction of several other diseases, and research has been carried out on these applications. Exhaled VOCs from patients possess remarkable potential as novel biomarkers, and their analysis could be transformative in the prevention and early diagnosis of colon and stomach cancers. VOCs have been spotlighted in recent studies due to their ease of use. Diagnosis on the basis of patient VOC analysis takes less time than methods using gas chromatography, and results in the literature demonstrate that it is possible to determine whether a patient has certain diseases by using organic compounds in their breath as indicators. This study describes how VOCs can be used to precisely detect cancers; as more data are accumulated, the accuracy of this method will increase, and it can be applied in more fields.
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- Jinwook Chung
- Biomedical Science Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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Yang HY, Chen WC, Tsai RC. Accuracy of the Electronic Nose Breath Tests in Clinical Application: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:bios11110469. [PMID: 34821685 PMCID: PMC8615633 DOI: 10.3390/bios11110469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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(1) Background: An electronic nose applies a sensor array to detect volatile biomarkers in exhaled breath to diagnose diseases. The overall diagnostic accuracy remains unknown. The objective of this review was to provide an estimate of the diagnostic accuracy of sensor-based breath tests for the diagnosis of diseases. (2) Methods: We searched the PubMed and Web of Science databases for studies published between 1 January 2010 and 14 October 2021. The search was limited to human studies published in the English language. Clinical trials were not included in this review. (3) Results: Of the 2418 records identified, 44 publications were eligible, and 5728 patients were included in the final analyses. The pooled sensitivity was 90.0% (95% CI, 86.3-92.8%, I2 = 47.7%), the specificity was 88.4% (95% CI, 87.1-89.5%, I2 = 81.4%), and the pooled area under the curve was 0.93 (95% CI 0.91-0.95). (4) Conclusion: The findings of our review suggest that a standardized report of diagnostic accuracy and a report of the accuracy in a test set are needed. Sensor array systems of electronic noses have the potential for noninvasiveness at the point-of-care in hospitals. Nevertheless, the procedure for reporting the accuracy of a diagnostic test must be standardized.
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- Hsiao-Yu Yang
- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan; (W.-C.C.); (R.-C.T.)
- Department of Public Health, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taipei 10055, Taiwan
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan; (W.-C.C.); (R.-C.T.)
- Department of Family Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10055, Taiwan; (W.-C.C.); (R.-C.T.)
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van der Sar IG, Wijbenga N, Nakshbandi G, Aerts JGJV, Manintveld OC, Wijsenbeek MS, Hellemons ME, Moor CC. The smell of lung disease: a review of the current status of electronic nose technology. Respir Res 2021; 22:246. [PMID: 34535144 PMCID: PMC8448171 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-021-01835-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
There is a need for timely, accurate diagnosis, and personalised management in lung diseases. Exhaled breath reflects inflammatory and metabolic processes in the human body, especially in the lungs. The analysis of exhaled breath using electronic nose (eNose) technology has gained increasing attention in the past years. This technique has great potential to be used in clinical practice as a real-time non-invasive diagnostic tool, and for monitoring disease course and therapeutic effects. To date, multiple eNoses have been developed and evaluated in clinical studies across a wide spectrum of lung diseases, mainly for diagnostic purposes. Heterogeneity in study design, analysis techniques, and differences between eNose devices currently hamper generalization and comparison of study results. Moreover, many pilot studies have been performed, while validation and implementation studies are scarce. These studies are needed before implementation in clinical practice can be realised. This review summarises the technical aspects of available eNose devices and the available evidence for clinical application of eNose technology in different lung diseases. Furthermore, recommendations for future research to pave the way for clinical implementation of eNose technology are provided.
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- I G van der Sar
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Powell NA, Ruffell A, Arnott G. The Untrained Response of Pet Dogs to Human Epileptic Seizures. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:2267. [PMID: 34438725 PMCID: PMC8388511 DOI: 10.3390/ani11082267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Epilepsy is a debilitating and potentially life-threatening neurological condition which affects approximately 65 million people worldwide. There is currently no reliable and simple early warning seizure-onset device available, which means many people with unstable epilepsy live in fear of injury or sudden death and the negative impact of social stigmatization. If anecdotal claims that untrained dogs anticipate seizures are found to be true, they could offer a simple and readily available early warning system. We hypothesized that, given the extraordinary olfactory ability of dogs, a volatile organic compound exhaled by the dog's epileptic owner may constitute an early warning trigger mechanism to which make dogs react by owner-directed affiliative responses in the pre-seizure period. Using 19 pet dogs with no experience of epilepsy, we exposed them to odours that were deemed to be characteristic of three seizure phases, by using sweat harvested from people with epilepsy. The odours were delivered to a point immediately under a non-epileptic and seated pet dog owner's thighs. By altering the alternating odours emerging from sweat samples, captured before seizure, during a seizure and after a seizure, and two nonseizure controls, we were able to record the response of the 19 pet dogs. Our findings suggest that seizures are associated with an odour and that dogs detect this odour and demonstrate a marked increase in affiliative behaviour directed at their owners. A characteristic response of all 19 dogs to seizure odour presentation was an intense stare which was statistically significant, (p < 0.0029), across the pre-seizure, seizure and post-seizure phases when compared to control odours of nonseizure origin.
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- Neil A. Powell
- School of Biological Sciences, Queens University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5DL, UK;
- Search and Rescue Dog Association Ireland North, Newcastle BT33 0PW, UK
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- School of Natural and Built Environment, Queens University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK;
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- School of Biological Sciences, Queens University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5DL, UK;
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De Vincentis A, Santonico M, Del Chierico F, Altomare A, Marigliano B, Laudisio A, Reddel S, Grasso S, Zompanti A, Pennazza G, Putignani L, Guarino MPL, Cicala M, Antonelli Incalzi R. Gut Microbiota and Related Electronic Multisensorial System Changes in Subjects With Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease Undergoing Rifaximin Therapy. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:655474. [PMID: 34350192 PMCID: PMC8326398 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.655474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background: Intestinal dysbiosis might play a pathogenetic role in subjects with symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease (SUDD), but the effect of rifaximin therapy has been scantly explored with regard to gut microbiota variations in patients with SUDD. Aims: To verify to which extent rifaximin treatment affects the gut microbiota and whether an electronic multisensorial assessment of stools and breath has the potential for detecting these changes. Methods: Breath and stool samples were collected from consecutive patients with SUDD before and after a 7 days' therapy with rifaximin. Stool microbiota was assessed, and the electronic multisensorial assessment was carried out by means of the BIONOTE electronic (e-)tongue in stools and (e-)nose in breath. Results: Forty-three subjects (female 60%, median age 66 years) were included, and 20 (47%) reported clinical improvement after rifaximin therapy. Alpha and beta diversity of stool microbiota did not significantly change after treatment, while a significant variation of selected taxa was shown (i.e., Citrobacter, Coprococcus, Anaerotruncus, Blautia, Eggerthella lenta, Dehalobacterium, SMB53, and Haemophilus parainfluenzae). Overall, the electronic multisensorial system suboptimally mirrored microbiota changes, but it was able to efficiently predict patients' clinical improvement after rifaximin with accuracies ranging from 0.81 to 0.98. Conclusions: In patients with SUDD, rifaximin administration is associated with significant variation of selected taxa. While inaccurate in predicting gut microbiota change, an electronic multisensorial system, made up of e-tongue and e-nose, was able to predict clinical improvement, thus potentially qualifying as an easy and cheap tool to forecast subjects taking most likely benefit from rifaximin therapy.
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- Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, Department of Science and Technology for Humans and the Environment, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Multimodal Laboratory Medicine Research Area, Unit of Human Microbiome, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology, University Campus Bio Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Geriatrics, University Campus Bio Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Multimodal Laboratory Medicine Research Area, Unit of Human Microbiome, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, Department of Science and Technology for Humans and the Environment, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, Department of Engineering, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, Department of Engineering, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Multimodal Laboratory Medicine Research Area, Unit of Human Microbiome, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy.,Department of Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine, Unit of Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology, Unit of Parasitology and Multimodal Laboratory Medicine Research Area, Unit of Human Microbiome, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology, University Campus Bio Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy
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The Role of Electronic Noses in Phenotyping Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2020; 10:bios10110171. [PMID: 33187142 PMCID: PMC7697924 DOI: 10.3390/bios10110171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common progressive disorder of the respiratory system which is currently the third leading cause of death worldwide. Exhaled breath analysis is a non-invasive method to study lung diseases, and electronic noses have been extensively used in breath research. Studies with electronic noses have proved that the pattern of exhaled volatile organic compounds is different in COPD. More recent investigations have reported that electronic noses could potentially distinguish different endotypes (i.e., neutrophilic vs. eosinophilic) and are able to detect microorganisms in the airways responsible for exacerbations. This article will review the published literature on electronic noses and COPD and help in identifying methodological, physiological, and disease-related factors which could affect the results.
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De Vincentis A, Vespasiani-Gentilucci U, Sabatini A, Antonelli-Incalzi R, Picardi A. Exhaled breath analysis in hepatology: State-of-the-art and perspectives. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25:4043-4050. [PMID: 31435162 PMCID: PMC6700691 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i30.4043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Liver disease is characterized by breath exhalation of peculiar volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Thanks to the availability of sensitive technologies for breath analysis, this empiric approach has recently gained increasing attention in the context of hepatology, following the good results obtained in other fields of medicine. After the first studies that led to the identification of selected VOCs for pathophysiological purposes, subsequent research has progressively turned towards the comprehensive assessment of exhaled breath for potential clinical application. Specific VOC patterns were found to discriminate subjects with liver cirrhosis, to rate disease severity, and, eventually, to forecast adverse clinical outcomes even beyond existing scores. Preliminary results suggest that breath analysis could be useful also for detecting and staging hepatic encephalopathy and for predicting steatohepatitis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. However, clinical translation is still hampered by a number of methodological limitations, including the lack of standardization and the consequent poor comparability between studies and the absence of external validation of obtained results. Given the low-cost and easy execution at bedside of the new technologies (e-nose), larger and well-structured studies are expected in order to provide the adequate level of evidence to support VOC analysis in clinical practice.
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- Antonio De Vincentis
- Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Rome 00128, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Rome 00128, Italy
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- Unit of Electronics for sensor systems, Department of Engineering, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome 00128, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Rome 00128, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Rome 00128, Italy
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Fatima T, Hashmi S, Iqbal A, Siddiqui AJ, Sami SA, Basir N, Bokhari SS, Sharif H, Musharraf SG. Untargeted metabolomic analysis of coronary artery disease patients with diastolic dysfunction show disturbed oxidative pathway. Metabolomics 2019; 15:98. [PMID: 31236740 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-019-1559-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is common in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) with prevalence estimates of 34% and constitutes a predictor of all-cause mortality. Although diastolic dysfunction is induced by myocardial ischemia and has been shown to alter the clinical course, the role of coronary artery disease in the diastolic dysfunction and its progression into heart failure has not been completely elucidated. OBJECTIVE The present study was conducted to identify possible metabolites in coronary artery disease patients that are differentially regulated in patients with diastolic dysfunction. METHODS The serum of CAD (n = 75) patients and young healthy volunteers (n = 43) were analysed by using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. Pre-processing of data results in 1547 features; among them 1064 features were annotated using NIST library. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Fifteen metabolites were found to be statistically different between cases and control. Variation in metabolites were identified and correlated with several clinically important echocardiography parameters i.e. LVDD grades, ejection fraction (EF) and E/e' values. The results suggested that metabolic products of fatty acid oxidation and glucose oxidation pathways such as oleic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, linoleic acid, galactose, pyruvic and lactic acids are predominantly up regulated in patients with coronary artery disease and severity of diastolic dysfunction appears to be linked to increase in fatty acid oxidation and inflammation. The metabolic fingerprints of these patients give us an insight into the pathophysiological mechanism of diastolic dysfunction in coronary artery disease patients although it did not identify validated novel markers.
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- Tamkeen Fatima
- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
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Ibrahim W, Wilde M, Cordell R, Salman D, Ruszkiewicz D, Bryant L, Richardson M, Free RC, Zhao B, Yousuf A, White C, Russell R, Jones S, Patel B, Awal A, Phillips R, Fowkes G, McNally T, Foxon C, Bhatt H, Peltrini R, Singapuri A, Hargadon B, Suzuki T, Ng LL, Gaillard E, Beardsmore C, Ryanna K, Pandya H, Coates T, Monks PS, Greening N, Brightling CE, Thomas P, Siddiqui S. Assessment of breath volatile organic compounds in acute cardiorespiratory breathlessness: a protocol describing a prospective real-world observational study. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e025486. [PMID: 30852546 PMCID: PMC6429860 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Patients presenting with acute undifferentiated breathlessness are commonly encountered in admissions units across the UK. Existing blood biomarkers have clinical utility in distinguishing patients with single organ pathologies but have poor discriminatory power in multifactorial presentations. Evaluation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath offers the potential to develop biomarkers of disease states that underpin acute cardiorespiratory breathlessness, owing to their proximity to the cardiorespiratory system. To date, there has been no systematic evaluation of VOC in acute cardiorespiratory breathlessness. The proposed study will seek to use both offline and online VOC technologies to evaluate the predictive value of VOC in identifying common conditions that present with acute cardiorespiratory breathlessness. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A prospective real-world observational study carried out across three acute admissions units within Leicestershire. Participants with self-reported acute breathlessness, with a confirmed primary diagnosis of either acute heart failure, community-acquired pneumonia and acute exacerbation of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will be recruited within 24 hours of admission. Additionally, school-age children admitted with severe asthma will be evaluated. All participants will undergo breath sampling on admission and on recovery following discharge. A range of online technologies including: proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry, gas chromatography ion mobility spectrometry, atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation-mass spectrometry and offline technologies including gas chromatography mass spectroscopy and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry will be used for VOC discovery and replication. For offline technologies, a standardised CE-marked breath sampling device (ReCIVA) will be used. All recruited participants will be characterised using existing blood biomarkers including C reactive protein, brain-derived natriuretic peptide, troponin-I and blood eosinophil levels and further evaluated using a range of standardised questionnaires, lung function testing, sputum cell counts and other diagnostic tests pertinent to acute disease. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The National Research Ethics Service Committee East Midlands has approved the study protocol (REC number: 16/LO/1747). Integrated Research Approval System (IRAS) 198921. Findings will be presented at academic conferences and published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Dissemination will be facilitated via a partnership with the East Midlands Academic Health Sciences Network and via interaction with all UK-funded Medical Research Council and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council molecular pathology nodes. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03672994.
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- Wadah Ibrahim
- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- NIHR Leicester Clinical Research Facility, Leicester, UK
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- Paediatric Clinical Investigation Centre, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (Cardiovascular Theme), Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Leicester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (Cardiovascular Theme), Leicester, UK
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- Paediatric Clinical Investigation Centre, Leicester, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Discovery Medicine, Respiratory Therapeutic Area, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Stevenage, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Finamore P, Scarlata S, Incalzi RA. Breath analysis in respiratory diseases: state-of-the-art and future perspectives. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2018; 19:47-61. [PMID: 30575423 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2019.1559052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The vast majority of respiratory diseases are associated with the production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the analysis of which might improve our knowledge about these disorders and their clinical management. The aim of this narrative review is to provide a comprehensive summary of current evidence supporting the application of breath analysis in the field of respiratory diseases, as well as suggesting potential applications available in the near future. Areas covered: A computerized literature search was performed to identify relevant articles reporting original data on the clinical use of breath analysis in respiratory diseases. Papers focusing on diseases other than respiratory, technical issues of VOC sampling and analysis, in vitro experiments or exogenous compounds were excluded. Expert commentary: Currently available evidence on the application of breath analysis in respiratory diseases is encouraging; however, it is mostly based on single-center studies without external validation. The standardization of the technique, together with multicenter clinical trials with external validation, will ensure it is ready for clinical use. Current and new applications in respiratory diseases may represent a major breakthrough in the field, so much so as to deserve further efforts in outlining the most effective way to apply VOC analysis for clinical purposes.
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- a Unit of Geriatrics , Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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Scarlata S, Finamore P, Santangelo S, Giannunzio G, Pennazza G, Grasso S, Santonico M, Incalzi RA. Cluster analysis on breath print of newly diagnosed COPD patients: effects of therapy. J Breath Res 2018; 12:036022. [PMID: 29724960 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7163/aac273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly heterogeneous disease and airflow limitation and symptoms only partially capture such heterogeneity. Since COPD is known to affect the production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), we aimed to verify to which extent exhaled VOCs can characterize newly diagnosed COPD patients and changes in response to inhaled therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty newly diagnosed COPD patients were consecutively recruited among those attending the pulmonary medicine outpatient clinic at 'Campus Bio-Medico' University Hospital. VOCs were collected using the Pneumopipe® and analysed by the BIONOTE electronic nose both at baseline and after 12 weeks of inhaled therapy. Patients were grouped using K-mean cluster analysis on BIONOTE responses and the obtained clusters were compared via non-parametric tests. RESULTS We identified three clusters of subjects: (a) without remarkable comorbidities; (b) with air trapping and higher BODE index score (mean 1.2); (c) without air trapping and with a lower BODE index. Inhaled bronchodilators caused a quantitative reduction in the amound of VOCs, while inhaled steroids provided a qualitative modification of the breath profile. CONCLUSION VOCs patterns categorize newly diagnosed COPD subjects. VOCs production declines after bronchodilators administration and changes in quality after topic steroid treatment.
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- Simone Scarlata
- Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University, via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128 Rome, Italy
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Finamore P, Pedone C, Scarlata S, Di Paolo A, Grasso S, Santonico M, Pennazza G, Antonelli Incalzi R. Validation of exhaled volatile organic compounds analysis using electronic nose as index of COPD severity. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2018; 13:1441-1448. [PMID: 29750030 PMCID: PMC5936003 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s159684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aim Six-minute walking test distance (6MWD) and body mass index, obstruction, dyspnea and exercise (BODE) index are measures of functional status in COPD patients, but require space, time and patient's compliance. Exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) analysis via electronic nose is a quick and easy method that has already been used to discriminate COPD phenotypes. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether VOCs analysis can predict functional status and its variation over time in COPD patients. Methods A monocentric prospective study with 1 year of follow-up was carried out. All patients underwent pulmonary function tests, arterial gas analysis, bioimpedance analysis, 6-minute walking test, and VOCs collection. Exhaled breath was collected with Pneumopipe® and analyzed using BIONOTE electronic nose. Outcomes prediction was performed by k-fold cross-validated partial least square discriminant analysis: accuracy, sensitivity and specificity as well as Cohen's kappa for agreement were calculated. Results We enrolled 63 patients, 60.3% men, with a mean age of 71 (SD: 8) years, median BODE index of 1 (interquartile range: 0-3) and mean 6MWD normalized by squared height (n6MWD) of 133.5 (SD: 42) m/m2. The BIONOTE predicted baseline BODE score (dichotomized as BODE score <3 or ≥3) with an accuracy of 86% and quartiles of n6MWD with an accuracy of 79%. n6MWD decline more than the median value after 1 year was predicted with an accuracy of 86% by BIONOTE, 52% by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) class and 78% by combined BIONOTE and GOLD class. Conclusion Exhaled VOCs analysis identifies classes of BODE and n6MWD quartiles, and outperforms GOLD classification in predicting n6MWD variation.
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- Unit of Geriatrics, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Geriatrics, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Electronics for Sensor Systems, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy
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