Abstract
Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) has been applied to determine the concentration of selected metabolites in exhaled breath in five patients before and after gastro-oesophageal cancer surgery. Eight metabolites for exhaled breath stored in Nalophan® bags were specifically investigated using H3O+ and NO+ in the Multiple Ion Mode (MIM) of the SIFT-MS. No significant change is observed for propanol and acetic acid. Metabolites mean values are found to increase for acetone and hexanoic acid in patients after surgery; ammonia, ethanol, hydrogen cyanide and isoprene are found to decrease in the same patients. Mann-Whitney U test is also conducted for these eight metabolites in exhaled breath samples before and after recovery from surgery. Hexanoic acid (p = 0.009) and isoprene (p = 0.016) are found to be statistically significantly different. This study demonstrates SIFT-MS to be a promising technique applicable in a clinical setting for the analysis of exhaled breath metabolites in patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer.
Keywords: SIFT-MS, breath analysis, gastro-oesophageal cancer.
Current Analytical Chemistry
Title:Breath Analysis Using SIFT-MS to Assess Metabolic Status in Patients After Gastro-oesophageal Cancer Surgery- a Pilot Study
Volume: 9 Issue: 4
Author(s): Juzheng Huang, Sacheen Kumar, Piers R. Boshier, Stephanie Wakefield, Julia R. Cushnir and George B. Hanna
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Keywords: SIFT-MS, breath analysis, gastro-oesophageal cancer.
Abstract: Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) has been applied to determine the concentration of selected metabolites in exhaled breath in five patients before and after gastro-oesophageal cancer surgery. Eight metabolites for exhaled breath stored in Nalophan® bags were specifically investigated using H3O+ and NO+ in the Multiple Ion Mode (MIM) of the SIFT-MS. No significant change is observed for propanol and acetic acid. Metabolites mean values are found to increase for acetone and hexanoic acid in patients after surgery; ammonia, ethanol, hydrogen cyanide and isoprene are found to decrease in the same patients. Mann-Whitney U test is also conducted for these eight metabolites in exhaled breath samples before and after recovery from surgery. Hexanoic acid (p = 0.009) and isoprene (p = 0.016) are found to be statistically significantly different. This study demonstrates SIFT-MS to be a promising technique applicable in a clinical setting for the analysis of exhaled breath metabolites in patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer.
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Huang Juzheng, Kumar Sacheen, Boshier R. Piers, Wakefield Stephanie, Cushnir R. Julia and Hanna B. George, Breath Analysis Using SIFT-MS to Assess Metabolic Status in Patients After Gastro-oesophageal Cancer Surgery- a Pilot Study, Current Analytical Chemistry 2013; 9 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/15734110113099990023
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