Discovery and Validation of a Volatile Signature of Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in Asthma.

ABSTRACT: Rationale: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in asthmatic breath may be associated with sputum eosinophilia. We developed a volatile biomarker signature to predict sputum eosinophilia in asthma. Methods: VOCs emitted into the space above sputum samples (headspace) from patients with severe asthma (n = 36) were collected onto sorbent tubes and analyzed using thermal desorption gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Elastic net regression identified stable VOCs associated with sputum eosinophilia ⩾ 3% and generated a volatile biomarker signature. This VOC signature was validated in breath samples from: 1) patients with acute asthma according to blood eosinophilia ⩾0.3 × 10⁹cells/L or sputum eosinophilia of ⩾3% in the UK EMBER (East Midlands Breat

SUBMITTER: Peltrini R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11544360 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature