Abstract |
Exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) represent ideal biomarkers of endogenous metabolism and could be used to noninvasively measure circulating variables, including plasma glucose. We previously demonstrated that hyperglycemia in different metabolic settings ( glucose ingestion in pediatric Type 1 diabetes) is paralleled by changes in exhaled ethanol, acetone, and methyl nitrate. In this study we integrated these gas changes along with three additional VOCs (2 forms of xylene and ethylbenzene) into multi-linear regression models to predict plasma glucose profiles in 10 healthy young adults, during the 2 h following an intravenous glucose bolus (matched samples of blood, exhaled and room air were collected at 12 separate time points). The four-gas model with highest predictive accuracy estimated plasma glucose in each subject with a mean R value of 0.91 (range 0.70-0.98); increasing the number of VOCs in the model only marginally improved predictions (average R with best 5-gas model = 0.93; with 6-gas model = 0.95). While practical development of this methodology into clinically usable devices will require optimization of predictive algorithms on large-scale populations, our data prove the feasibility and potential accuracy of breath-based glucose testing.
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Authors | Jane Lee, Jerry Ngo, Don Blake, Simone Meinardi, Andria M Pontello, Robert Newcomb, Pietro R Galassetti |
Journal | Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
(J Appl Physiol (1985))
Vol. 107
Issue 1
Pg. 155-60
(Jul 2009)
ISSN: 8750-7587 [Print] United States |
PMID | 19423833
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Blood Glucose
- Nitrates
- Volatile Organic Compounds
- Acetone
- Ethanol
- Glucose
- methyl nitrate
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Topics |
- Acetone
(analysis)
- Adult
- Blood Glucose
(analysis)
- Breath Tests
(methods)
- Diabetes Mellitus
(blood, diagnosis)
- Ethanol
(analysis)
- Exhalation
- Female
- Glucose
- Humans
- Injections, Intravenous
- Linear Models
- Male
- Nitrates
(analysis)
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Volatile Organic Compounds
(analysis)
- Young Adult
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