The aim of this study is to validate two new biomarkers in sputum samples. These are PiP3 (phosphoinositolphospat ) and phosphor proteins, representing important proteins within inflammatory situations of the lung.
Within the study, sputum samples will be collected at 3 repetitive occasions in a 3 week interval of the different donors. The objective is to assess for biomarker specificity and reproducibility in the two groups (smokers and non-smokers). The methods for measurement shall be validated by repetitive measurement of the sputum samples, i.e. comparison of multiple measurements of the same sample and comparison of different samples from the same donor.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
21
induced sputum is a sputum specimen produced for diagnostic tests by aerosol administration of a hypertonic saline solution.
Fraunhofer ITEM
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Biomarker assessment
concentration of PiP3 and phosphoproteins in sputum samples
Time frame: up to 3 weeks
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