Leukotrienes B4, C4, D4 and E4 in the Exhaled Breath Condensate (EBC), Blood and Urine in Patients with Pneumoconiosis.

The article focuses on the pathogenesis of lung scarring and the role of Leukotrienes (LTs), molecules produced by the immune cells of the body, and their concentration in the condensed breath of human patients of pneumoconiosis, an occupational lung disease. It states that several methods such as tandem mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography, and electrospray ionization were employed to measure the concentration of LTs in the urine of patients.