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Increased nitric oxide in exhaled air after intake of a nitrate-rich mealA C Olin
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Respir Med 95:153-8. 2001..02, P=0.95). As nitrate in the diet seems to substantially influence the levels of ENO it is important either to restrict or register the intake of nitrate-rich food prior to measuring ENO...
Nitric oxide (NO) in exhaled air after experimental ozone exposure in humansA C Olin
Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Respir Med 95:491-5. 2001..This contrasts with data for workers exposed to repeated high peaks of ozone. The potential for exhaled NO as a marker of oxidative stress therefore deserves to be further elucidated...
Respiratory health among bleachery workers exposed to ozone and chlorine dioxideAnna Carin Olin
Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Scand J Work Environ Health 28:117-23. 2002..The pulp mills had previously used chlorine dioxide as the bleaching agent. Testings included spirometry, methacholine challenge testing, and questionnaires. Area samplings showed sporadic ozone levels exceeding 0.9 ppm...
Single breath N2-test and exhaled nitric oxide in menAnna Carin Olin
Respir Med 100:1013-9. 2006..5 and 20.3 parts per billion (ppb), respectively, P=0.8). The results show that FENO is associated with the N(2) slope, indicating that FENO reflects inflammatory changes in the peripheral airways of both non-smoking and smoking subjects...
Prevalence of asthma and exhaled nitric oxide are increased in bleachery workers exposed to ozoneA C Olin
Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Eur Respir J 23:87-92. 2004..The results also indicate exhaled nitric oxide may be a marker of airway inflammation in bleachery workers who have been exposed to high peaks of ozone...
Exhaled nitric oxide: relation to sensitization and respiratory symptomsA C Olin
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Clin Exp Allergy 34:221-6. 2004..Conflicting data have been presented as to whether nitric oxide (NO) in exhaled air is merely reflecting atopy rather than airway inflammation...
Height, age, and atopy are associated with fraction of exhaled nitric oxide in a large adult general population sampleAnna Carin Olin
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 405 30 Goteborg, Sweden
Chest 130:1319-25. 2006..In addition to asthma and atopy, there is limited information about the determinants of Feno in a general population...
Increased fraction of exhaled nitric oxide predicts new-onset wheeze in a general populationAnna Carin Olin
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 181:324-7. 2010..Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (Fe(NO)) is regarded as a marker of airway inflammation. It is unknown whether increased Fe(NO) in respiratorily healthy subjects increases the risk of developing wheeze...
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide at 50 mL/s: reference values for adult lifelong never-smokersAnna Carin Olin
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Box 414, SE 405 30 Goteborg, Sweden
Chest 131:1852-6. 2007..The measurement of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is used as a marker of airway inflammation. The aim of this study was to establish reference values of FENO for adults...
Supplementation with fatty acids influences the airway nitric oxide and inflammatory markers in patients with cystic fibrosisChristina Keen
Departments of Pediatrics, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 50:537-44. 2010..The present study investigates the effect of different FA blends on nNO and FENO and immunological markers in patients with CF...
Selective quantification of free 3-nitrotyrosine in exhaled breath condensate in asthma using gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometryMona Lärstad
Department of Occupational Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden
Nitric Oxide 13:134-44. 2005..The 3-NT levels were much lower compared to previously reported levels, based on immunochemical measurements. The method does not allow the simultaneous quantification of tyrosine in samples...
Adult-onset asthma and wheeze among irritant-exposed bleachery workersEva Andersson
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Am J Ind Med 43:532-8. 2003..The aim was to investigate if occupational exposure to irritant gases, especially repeated peak exposure (gassings), increased the risk of obstructive airways disease...
Determination of malondialdehyde in breath condensate by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detectionMonica Lärstad
Department of Occupational Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 766:107-14. 2002..However, among females, subjects with asthma had higher MDA levels as compared to females without asthma (0.17 vs. 0.12 pmol/s, p=0.04). The use of the method when studying airway inflammation has to be further evaluated...
Exhaled endogenous particles contain lung proteinsAnna Bredberg
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Clin Chem 58:431-40. 2012..The method is based on the collection of endogenous particles in exhaled air (PEx). The aim of this study was to characterize the protein composition of PEx and to verify that the origin of PEx is respiratory tract lining fluid (RTLF)...
Airway nitric oxide in patients with cystic fibrosis is associated with pancreatic function, Pseudomonas infection, and polyunsaturated fatty acidsChristina Keen
Department of Pediatrics, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg, Sweden
Chest 131:1857-64. 2007..The aim of this study was to investigate whether airway NO level correlates with genotype and pancreatic function, and whether low airway NO level is associated with bacterial infection and increased serum AA level in CF patients...
Determination of hydrogen peroxide in exhaled breath condensate by flow injection analysis with fluorescence detectionSophie Svensson
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Academy at Göteborg University, Sankt Sigfridsgatan 85, SE 41266 Göteborg, Sweden
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 809:199-203. 2004..A statistically significant difference was found between patients with asthma (n = 19) and control subjects without asthma (n = 19), 780 nM versus 480 nM (P = 0.03)...
Optimization and validation of an ion chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of sodium, ammonium and potassium in exhaled breath condensateSophie Svensson
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Academy at Göteborg University, SE 41266 Göteborg, Sweden
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 814:173-7. 2005..2 microM for sodium, ammonium and potassium, respectively), compared with levels detected in healthy volunteers. The responses were linear with good precision, and samples could be stored for at least 10 weeks at refrigerating conditions...
Airway monitoring by collection and mass spectrometric analysis of exhaled particlesAnn Charlotte Almstrand
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Anal Chem 81:662-8. 2009..We believe this technology will be useful for monitoring patients with respiratory disease and has a high potential to detect new biomarkers in exhaled air...
Relation between humidity and size of exhaled particlesHelene Holmgren
Environmental Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, and Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv 24:253-60. 2011..The scope of this work was to measure number size distributions of exhaled aerosol particles at various surrounding relative humidities (RH) in order to gain some knowledge of the size distribution at the point of particle generation...
Effects on airways of short-term exposure to two kinds of wood smoke in a chamber study of healthy humansLeo Stockfelt
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Inhal Toxicol 24:47-59. 2012..Wood smoke is a significant contributor to air pollution, with complex and varying composition. We examined airway effects of two kinds of wood smoke in a chamber study...
Increased net water loss by oral compared to nasal expiration in healthy subjectsSophie Svensson
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, , Sweden
Rhinology 44:74-7. 2006..Increased water and energy loss by oral breathing could be a contributing factor to the symptoms seen in patients suffering from nasal obstruction...
Exhaled breath malondialdehyde as a marker of effect of exposure to air pollution in children with asthmaIsabelle Romieu
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Mexico
J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:903-9.e6. 2008..Assessment of the adverse effects of oxidative stress related to air pollution is limited by the lack of biological markers of dose to the lungs...
Exposure to ozone gases in pulp mills and the onset of rhinitisChristopher D Hoffman
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States
Scand J Work Environ Health 30:445-9. 2004..9, 95% CI 0.3-2.4). CONCLUSION: Acute exposure to high levels of ozone increases the risk of noninfectious rhinitis. This finding supports the view that peak exposures to irritants should be prevented in pulp mills...
The incidence of respiratory symptoms and diseases among pulp mill workers with peak exposures to ozone and other irritant gasesPaul K Henneberger
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS H2800, 1095 Willowdale Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
Chest 128:3028-37. 2005....
Determination of aldehydes in human breath by on-fibre derivatization, solid-phase microextraction and GC-MSSophie Svensson
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Academy at Göteborg University, Box 414, SE 405 30 Goteborg, Sweden
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 860:86-91. 2007..02-0.04 nM and 0.2-0.4 nM were in the ranges: 3-9% and 3-8%, respectively; the corresponding between-day precision values were 11-22% and 10-24%. Exhaled breath samples could be stored at -20 degrees C for 48 h...
Luminal nitric oxide in ileal reservoirs for continent cutaneous diversion or orthotopic bladder reconstructionDavid Pazooki
Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, , Sweden
Eur Urol 48:140-4. 2005..High CRP values are associated with high NO concentrations. The inflammatory response varies with the bacterial specimens...
Determination of ethane, pentane and isoprene in exhaled air using a multi-bed adsorbent and end-cut gas-solid chromatographyMona Lärstad
Department of Occupational Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, Sweden
Analyst 127:1440-5. 2002..1+/-5.8 pmol l(-1), 11+/-5.8 pmol l(-1) and 2.4+/-0.90 mnol l(-1), respectively. The method could, with minor modifications, be used to determine other low-molecular hydrocarbons in exhaled air as well...
