Can oxidative stress parameters be used to predict bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in lung transplant (LTx) patients?

Abstract

Concentrations of nitrites and nitrates in the exhaled breath condensate of lung transplant patients predict the occurence of bronchiolitis obliterants syndrome and correlate with its severity.

Keywords

• exhaled breath condensate
• nitrites
• nitrates
• lung transplantation
• bronchiolitis obliterans