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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta. 2011 May 8;1810(11):1091–1095. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.04.016

Table 1.

F2-Isoprostane Levels in Asthma

Study Design F2-isoP Levels Reactive oxygen species Ref.

Adults: [63]
    10 Healthy* 15.8±1.6(pg/ml)a eNO(ppb)b:6.5±0.6
    12 Mild Asthma* 33.7±2.8 22.6±2.9
    17 Moderate* 38.3±3.7 11.9±1.3
    15 Severe* 49.1±5.0 10±1.8

Adults: [29]
    9 Mild Atopic Asthma
    Segmental allergen challenge
      BAL-pre 0.9±0.2 (pg/ml)c, d
      24h after 11.4±3
      Urine-pre 1.5±0.2 (ng/mg creat)
      2–8h after 2.6±0.3

Adults: [25]
    38 Healthy# 23.9 (17.2–48.9)g, e eNO(ppb)b:15.9(12–21)
    57 Asthma# 46.9 (28.6–71.5) 41.6(16.4–83.1)

Children: [64]
    15 Healthy+ 139 (109–174)(pg/ml)e
    15 Asthma+ 213 (122–455)

Children: [65]
    12 Healthy* 34.2±4.5 (pg/ml)f PGE2(pg/ml)f:46.8±5.3
    12 Asthma/non-steroid* 56.4±7.7 44.6±5.0
    30 Asthma/steroid-treated* 47.2±2.3 51.5±4.0

Children: LTC4/D4/E4e [27]
    10 Healthy* 2.6 (2.1–3.0)(pg/ml)a,e 4.3(2–5.7)
    15 Asthma-Exacerbation* 12.0 (9.4–29.5) 12.7 (5.4–15.6)
    Post- prednisone* 8.4 (5.4–11.6) 5.2 (3.9–8.8)

Children: LTC4/D4/E4a [33]
    12 Asthma, + HDM* 17.47±3.18 (pg/ml)a 14.24±4.53
    HDM avoidance, 3 months*. 7.36±3.26 4.65±0.68

Children: LTC4/D4/E4e [66]
    19 Healthy* 3.5 (2.6–7.9) (pg/ml)e 4.3 (2–8.3)
    14 Asthma/ non-steroid* 16.2 (11.7–19.1) 10.8 (9.3–13.1)
    13 ICS-treated Asthma* 18.1 (14.8–20.5) 12.7 (9.9–15.1)
     9 Unstable Asthma* 29.7 (4.8–35.1) 106.0 (4.2–218)

Children: LTE4a,e [67]
    20 Healthy* 15.5 (14.1–17.5)f,e 12.5 (11.6–14.7)
    20 Atopic/non-Asthma* 15.8 (13.9–20.1) 15.9 (12–17.5)
    30 Atopic/Asthma* 29.8 (26–34.3) 28.2 (24.9–35.7)
    25 Atopic/Asthma/ICS* 33 (28.5–35.8) 29 (25–36.6)

Children: [28]
    11 Healthy* 3.8±0.6 (pg/ml)a
    13 Asthma/ non-steroid* 9.3±1.7
    12 ICS-treated Asthma* 6.7±0.7

Children: [32]
    Asthma Pre-exercise (pg/ml)f
      34 non-EIB* 32.3 (27.6–37)
      12 EIB* 44.9 (38.3–51.5)
a

EIA (Cayman Chemical);

b

Chemiluminescence analyzer;

c

Gas chromatography/negative-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry (GC/NICI/MS);

d

No immediate release of F2-isoP into BAL after allergen challenge;

e

median and quartile range;

f

RIA;

g

2,3-dinor-8-epiPGF, a urinary metabolite of F2-isoP, determined by HPLC/NICI/MS.

Source of analysis:

*

EBC,

+

Plasma,

#

Urine.