Conditioning of liver grafts by donor bolus pretreatment with epoprostenol - In vivo microscopy analysis of impact on ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat liver transplants

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Anthuber, M
Farkas, S
Rihl, M
Menger, MD
Jauch, KW
Schildberg, FW
Messmer, K
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[1] UNIV MUNICH,KLINIKUM GROSSHADERN,INST SURG RES,D-81377 MUNICH,GERMANY
[2] UNIV SAARLAND,INST CLIN & EXPT SURG,D-66421 HAMBURG,GERMANY
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10.1097/00007890-199607150-00003
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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Despite improved preservation methods, graft dysfunction after liver transplantation continues to contribute considerably to postoperative morbidity and mortality, In clinical and experimental studies prostaglandin (PG)I-2 analogs proved effective in the treatment of liver damage of different origin. Using in vivo fluorescence microscopy in a rat liver transplantation model, we studied the effect of donor bolus pretreatment with the PGI(2) analog epoprostenol on hepatic graft revascularization. After epoprostenol bolus pretreatment (group 1: liver transplantation/PGI(2)), perfusion of liver sinusoids after reperfusion was significantly improved as compared with untreated donor livers (group 2: liver transplantation (95.2+/-0.6% vs. 75.3+/-3.8%, mean +/- SEM; P=0.001) and epoprostenol was found almost in the range of that in normal nontransplanted livers (99.4+/-0.2%). In addition, leukocyte adherence in liver lobules (21.0+/-3.5 vs, 115+/-11.5 n/lobule; P=0.001) and postsinusoidal venules (23.0+/-8.8 vs, 113+/-11.3 n/mm(2) endothelial surface; P=0.002) was significantly reduced in the pretreated grafts. Bile production in the recipient was significantly increased by epoprostenol pretreatment of the donor (1.88+/-0.4 0.63+/-0.13 g/100 g liver*1 hr; P=0.015), indicating restored liver function, These results suggest that the prostacyclin analog epoprostenol is effective in preconditioning the graft prior to transplantation, i.e., improving preservation and increasing graft resistance to ischemia/reperfusion injury. Thus, favorable effects on early graft function after clinical liver transplantation may be achieved by introducing epoprostenol pretreatment into the harvesting procedure.
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