| Studied diseases |
Studied exhaled breath* and in vitro volatile organic compounds and exhaled breath condensates** | References | Breath | Culture (in vitro) |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | (1) Benzene, ethyl-* (2) Benzene, methyl-* (3) Benzene, propyl-* (4) Heptane, 3-methyl-* (5) Propane, 2-methoxy-2-me* (6) 1-Octene* (7) Cyclohexane* (8) Heptanal* (9) Heptane, 2,4-dimethyl-* (10) Heptane, 4-methyl-* (11) Nonanal* (12) Pentane, 2-methyl-* (13) Styrene* (14) Tridecane* (15) Cyclohexane, 1,3- -dimethyl-, trans-* (16) Benzene, 1,4-dichloro-* (17) Cyclohexane, 1,4- -dimethyl-* (18) 1-Octanal, 2-butyl-* (19) 2-Butanone* (20) Naphthalene, 1-methyl-* (21) Camphene* (22) Decane, 4-methyl-* (23) Heptane, 3-ethyl-2- methyl-* (24) Octane, 2,6-dimethyl-* (25) Benzene, 1,2,3,4- -tetramethyl* (26) Icycle_3_1_1_hept-2- -ene, 3,6,6-trimethyl-* (27) Cyclohexane, 1-ethyl-4-methyl-, trans-* (28) 1-_beta_-Pinene* | (1) Naphthalene, 1-methyl- (2) 3-Heptanone (3) Methylcyclododecane (4) Heptane, 2,2,4,6,6- pentamethyl- (5) Benzene, 1-methyl-4- -(1-methylethyl)- (6) Cyclohexane, 1,4-dimethyl- (7) 3,5-Dimethylamphetamine (8) Butanal, 3-methyl- (9) 2-Hexene, trans-anti-1-methyl- -decahydronaphthalene | [9, 15–18, 24] | |
(1) Hydrogen peroxide** (2) Nitric oxide* (3) Carbon dioxide* (4) Ammonia* | [10–13, 22, 23, 25]
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| Pulmonary cancer |
(1) 1,5,9-Cyclododecatriene, 1,5,9-trimethyl-* (2) Pentan-1,3-dioldiisobutyrate, 2,2,4-trimethyl-* (3) Benzoic acid, 4-ethoxy-, ethyl ester* (4) Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2- -methyl-1,3-propanediyl ester* (5) 10,11-Dihydro-5H-dibenz-(B,F)-azepine* (6) 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-* (7) Benzene, 1,1-oxybis-* (8) Furan, 2,5-dimethyl-* (9) 1,1-Biphenyl, 2,2-diethyl-* (10) 3-Pentanone, 2,4-dimethyl-* (11) trans-Caryophyllene* (12) 1H-Indene, 2,3-dihydro-1,1,3-trimethyl-3-phenyl-* (13) 1-Propanol* (14) Decane, 4-methyl-* (15) 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester* (16) 2,4-Hexadiene, 2,5-dimethyl-* (17) Isoprene (1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-)* (18) 2-Methylpentane* (19) Pentane* (20) Ethylbenzene* (21) Xylenes* (22) Trimethylbenzene* (23) Toluene* (24) Pentamethylheptane* (25) Ethynylbenzene* (26) Heptane, 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethyl-* (27) Heptane, 2-methyl-* (28) Benzene, propyl-* (29) Undecane* (30) Cyclopentane, methyl-* (31) Cyclopentane, 1-methyl-2-pentyl-* (32) Methane, trichlorofluoro-* (33) Benzene, 1,2,4-trimethyl-* (34) Octane, 3-methyl-* (35) 1-Hexene* (36) Nonane, 3-methyl-* (37) 1-Heptene* (38) Benzene, 1,4-dimethyl-* (39) Heptane, 2,4-dimethyl-* (40) Hexanal* (41) Cyclohexane* (42) Benzene, 1-methylethenyl-* (43) Hepatanal* (44) Styrene* (45) Propyl benzene* (46) 1,2,4-Trimethyl benzene* (47) Heptanal* (48) Methyl cyclopropane* (49) Acetone* (50) Tumor necrosis factor-alpha** (51) Interleukin-2** (52) Leptin** (53) Deoxyribonucleic acid** (54) Matrix metalloproteinase-9** | [26–34, 36–39]
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Nitric oxide* | [27, 35] |
| Respiratory infections/infestations | | | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
(1) Hydrogen cyanide* (2) Nitric oxide* | [43, 135] | Staphylococcus aureus |
Nitric oxide* | [48] | Bacterial |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) Carbon monoxide* (3) Volatile fatty acids (BAL) | [44, 48–50, 54] | Viral |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) Carbon monoxide* | [45–48] | Parasitic |
Nitric oxide* | [48] | Streptococcal pneumoniae Aspergillus niger Aspergillus terreus Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus fumigatus Fusarium species |
2-Pentylfuran* | [53] |
| Primary ciliary dyskinesia |
Nitric oxide* | [57] |
| Cystic fibrosis |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) Carbon monoxide* (3) Hydrogen* (4) Pentane* (5) Ethane* (6) Methane* (7) Dimethyl sulphide* (8) Toluene* (9) 2-Propanol* (10) 8-Isoprostane*, ** (11) Nitrite** (12) Nitrate** (13) Nitrotyrosine** (14) S-Nitrosothiols** (15) Tumor necrosis factor-alpha** (16) Interferon-gamma** (17) Interleukin-2** (18) Interleukin-4** (19) Interleukin-5** (20) Interleukin-8** (21) Interleukin-10** | [48, 57, 63, 107–123, 159, 160]
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| Asthma |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) Nitrite** (3) Nitrate** (4) 3-Nitrotyrosine** (5) S-Nitrosothiols** (6) Malondialdehyde** (7) Carbon monoxide* (8) Hydrogen peroxide** (9) Ammonium ions** (10) Leukotrienes B4**, C4**, D4**, E4**, F4** (11) Cysteinyl leukotrienes** (12) Thromboxane B2-L1** (13) Nepsilon-(carboxymethyl)lysine** (14) Eotaxin** (15) Macrophage-derived chemokine** (16) Pentane* (17) Ethane* (18) Isoprene* (19) 8-Isoprostane*, ** (20) Calcium ions** (21) Magnesium ions** (22) Chlorine** | [57, 60–75, 78, 79, 89, 92, 93, 131–133, 159, 161, 162] |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) Nitrite** (3) S-Nitrosothiols** (4) Hydrogen peroxide** (5) Carbon monoxide* (6) Prostaglandin E2*, F2-alpha** (7) Interleukin-1-beta** (8) Interleukin-6** (9) Tumor necrosis factor-alpha** (10) Leukotriene B4** (11) Cysteinyl leukotrienes** (12) Malondialdehyde** (13) Erythropoietin** (14) Ethane* (15) Isoprene* (16) Pentane* (17) 8-Isoprostane*,** (18) Aluminum** (19) Cadmium** (20) Lead** (21) Iron** (22) Copper** | [8, 44, 57–60, 69–71, 74, 76, 80–84, 93–106, 159]
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| Pneumonia Bronchiectasis Lung transplant rejection Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Adult respiratory distress syndrome Inflammatory pulmonary diseases |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) Nitrite** (3) 3-Nitrotyrosine** (4) Carbon monoxide* (5) 8-Isoprostane** (6) Pentane* (7) Ethane* (8) Hydrogen peroxide** (9) Ammonia* (10) Helium* (11) Adenosine** | [44–127, 129, 158] |
| Obstructive sleep apnoea with active inflammation |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) Pentane* (3) Ethane* | [86] |
| Systemic sclerosis Fibrosing alveolitis Pulmonary sarcoidosis |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) Carbon monoxide* (3) Ethane* (4) Nitrite** (5) Nitrate** (6) Insulin-like growth factor 1** (7) Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1** (8) Tumor necrosis factor-alpha** (9) Interleukin-6** (10) Cysteinyl leukotrienes** (11) Leukotriene B4** (12) 8-Isop[rostane** | [128, 134–148] |
| Asbestosis |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) 8-Isoprostane** (3) Leukotriene B4** | [55, 56] |
| Silicosis |
(1) 8-Isoprostane** (2) Leukotriene D4** | [58] |
| Adult respiratory distress syndrome Head injury |
(1) Nitric oxide* (2) Pentane* (3) Ethane* (4) Isoprene* (5) Acetone* (6) Hydrogen peroxide** | [51, 124, 127, 153, 155–157] |
| Pulmonary lobectomy |
(1) Hydrogen peroxide** (2) Hydrogen ions** (3) Leukotriene B4** | [158] |
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