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Real-time measurement of particulate matter deposition in the lung.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Invernizzi, Giovanni Boffi, Roberto Ruprecht, Ario Alberto Barnes, Peter J. Kharitonov, Sergei A. Paredi, Paolo |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Air pollution and cigarette smoke are recognized health risks. A method was developed for the measurement of the deposition fraction (DF) of polydisperse particulate matter (PM) in human airways. Ten normal volunteers [three females, age range 18-67 years, mean age (SD) 43.9 (14)] made single breath exhalations after inhalation to total lung capacity. The exhaled breath was diverted to a multichannel laser diffraction chamber where the particulate profiler measured 0.3 - 1.0-microm particles. DF was inversely related to expiration flow-rate, 0.69 (0.02) at 4 l min-1 and 0.5 (0.01) at 13 l min-1, respectively (p<0.05), and was influenced by the inhalation flow-rate [0.70 (0.02) at 3 l min-1 and 0.59 (0.02) at 13 l min-1, respectively (p<0.05)], while no differences were found between nasal and oral inhalation (0.68 (0.05) versus 0.67 (0.06), p>0.05). Higher breath holding times were associated with elevated DF [0.74 (0.02) at 20 s, and 0.62 (0.05) without breath holding (p<0.01)]. When the expiratory flow was controlled and the breath hold time standardized, DF was reproducible (CV = 4.85%). PM can be measured in the exhaled breath and its DF can be quantified using a portable device. These methods may be useful in studies investigating the health effects of air pollution and tobacco smoke. |
| Starting Page | 871 |
| Ending Page | 871 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ariambiente.it/media/Ricerche/Biomarkers.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 16760131v1 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Journal | Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Pollution Air Sacs Airborne Particulate Matter Breath Tests Cigarette smoke (substance) Expiration, function Inspiration function Particulate (substance) Physiological Sexual Disorders Structure of parenchyma of lung Tobacco smoke |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |