AIM To compare the effect of University of Wisconsin(UW) solution with or without metformin, an AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK) activator, for preserving standard and marginal liver grafts of young and aged rats ex...AIM To compare the effect of University of Wisconsin(UW) solution with or without metformin, an AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK) activator, for preserving standard and marginal liver grafts of young and aged rats ex vivo by hypothermic machine perfusion(HMP).METHODS Eighteen young(4 mo old) and 18 aged(17 mo old)healthy male SD rats were selected and randomly divided into three groups: control group, UW solution perfusion group(UWP), and UW solution with metformin perfusion group(MUWP). Aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alanine aminotransferase(ALT), lactate dehydrogenase(LDH), interleukin-18(IL-18), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α) in the perfused liquid were tested. The expression levels of AMPK and endothelial nitric oxide synthase(e NOS) in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells were also examined.Additionally, microscopic evaluation of the harvested perfused liver tissue samples was done. RESULTS AST, ALT, LDH, IL-18 and TNF-α levels in the young and aged liver-perfused liquid were, respectively,significantly lower in the MUWP group than in the UWP group(P < 0.05), but no significant differences were found between the young and aged MUWP groups.Metformin increased the expression of AMPK and e NOS protein levels, and promoted the extracellular release of nitric oxide through activation of the AMPK-e NOS mediated pathway. Histological examination revealed that in the MUWP group, the extent of liver cells and tissue damage was significantly reduced compared with the UWP group.CONCLUSION The addition of metformin to the UW preservative solution for ex vivo HMP can reduce rat liver injury during cold ischemia, with significant protective effects on livers, especially of aged rats.展开更多
BACKGROUND Liver transplantation has evolved into a safe life-saving operation and remains the golden standard in the treatment of end stage liver disease.The main limiting factor in the application of liver transplan...BACKGROUND Liver transplantation has evolved into a safe life-saving operation and remains the golden standard in the treatment of end stage liver disease.The main limiting factor in the application of liver transplantation is graft shortage.Many strategies have been developed in order to alleviate graft shortage,such as living donor partial liver transplantation and split liver transplantation for adult and pediatric patients.In these strategies,liver volume assessment is of paramount importance,as size mismatch can have severe consequences in the success of liver transplantation.AIM To evaluate the safety,feasibility,and accuracy of light detection and ranging(LIDAR)3D photography in the prediction of whole liver graft volume and mass.METHODS Seven liver grafts procured for orthotopic liver transplantation from brain deceased donors were prospectively measured with an LIDAR handheld camera and their mass was calculated and compared to their actual weight.RESULTS The mean error of all measurements was 17.03 g(range 3.56-59.33 g).Statistical analysis of the data yielded a Pearson correlation coefficient index of 0.9968,indicating a strong correlation between the values and a Student’s t-test P value of 0.26.Mean accuracy of the measurements was calculated at 97.88%.CONCLUSION Our preliminary data indicate that LIDAR scanning of liver grafts is a safe,cost-effective,and feasible method of ex vivo determination of whole liver volume and mass.More data are needed to determine the precision and accuracy of this method.展开更多
BACKGROUND Loss of graft function after liver transplantation(LT) inevitably requires liver retransplant. Retransplantation of the liver(Re LT) remains controversial because of inferior outcomes compared with the prim...BACKGROUND Loss of graft function after liver transplantation(LT) inevitably requires liver retransplant. Retransplantation of the liver(Re LT) remains controversial because of inferior outcomes compared with the primary orthotopic LT(OLT).Meanwhile, if accompanied by vascular complications such as arterial and portal vein(PV) stenosis or thrombosis, it will increase difficulties of surgery. We hereby introduce our center’s experience in Re LT through a complicated case of ReLT.CASE SUMMARY We report a patient who suffered from hepatitis B-associated cirrhosis and underwent LT in December 2012. Early postoperative recovery was uneventful.Four months after LT, the patient’s bilirubin increased significantly and he was diagnosed with an ischemic-type biliary lesion caused by hepatic artery occlusion. The patient underwent percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage and repeatedly replaced intrahepatic biliary drainage tube regularly for 5 years.The patient developed progressive deterioration of liver function and underwent liver re-transplant in January 2019. The operation was performed in a classic OLT manner without venous bypass. Both the hepatic artery and PV were occluded and could not be used for anastomosis. The donor PV was anastomosed with the recipient’s left renal vein. The donor hepatic artery was connected to the recipient’s abdominal aorta. The bile duct reconstruction was performed in an end-to-end manner. The postoperative process was very uneventful and the patient was discharged 1 mo after retransplantation.CONCLUSION With the development of surgical techniques, portal thrombosis and arterial occlusion are no longer contraindications for ReLT.展开更多
Domino liver transplantation(LT), using livers from familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy(FAP) patients, is a well described technique useful to expand donor pool. One of the main difficulties of this type of LT ari...Domino liver transplantation(LT), using livers from familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy(FAP) patients, is a well described technique useful to expand donor pool. One of the main difficulties of this type of LT arises from the necessity to share the vascular pedicles between the graft and the donor. The most important challenge resides in restoring a proper hepatic venous outflow in the FAP-liver recipient.This is specially challenging when using the piggy-back technique, because the hepatic stumps may be too short. To overcome this issue, surgeons explored several techniques using different types of venous grafts. We describe a new technical option by using an arterial graft from the deceased donor. By using both iliac arteries a long graft is created and sutured as needed to the hepatic vein stump. We describe herein this new technique employed in a domino liver recipient who underwent retransplantation for ischemic cholangitis. The procedure was performed using the piggy-back technique; the venous stump of the FAP liver was reconstructed with the arterial graft. The patient had uneventful postoperative and mid-term hepatic function, and anastomosis was patent 24 months after LT.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the protective mechanism of different ischemic preconditioning (IPC) to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of rat liver graft. METHODS: 192 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (48 ...OBJECTIVE: To investigate the protective mechanism of different ischemic preconditioning (IPC) to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of rat liver graft. METHODS: 192 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (48 rats in each group): control group (group C), experimental group 1 (group E_1), experimental group 2 (group E_2), and experimental group 3 (group E_3). IPC was not carried out in group C. In the experimental groups, IPC was carried out by blocking blood flow of the portal vein and hepatic artery and then reperfusion by removal of the clamp before donor liver was resected. Group E_1: 5-minute ischemia and 10-minute reperfusion; Group E_2: 5-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion and one more the same procedure; Group E_3: 10-minute ischemia and 15-minute reperfusion. Four hours after IPC, liver transplantations were performed. Recipient blood and graft samples were obtained to determine the levels of ALT, AST, TNF-α and apoptosis index at 0.5, 2, 6, 24 hours after portal vein reperfusion. RESULTS: At 0.5, 2 hours after portal vein reperfusion, the levels of TNF-α in the experimental groups E_1, E_2, and E_3 were significantly lower than in the control group (P<0.05), and the levels in group E_2 were significantly lower than in groups E_1 and E_3 (P<0.05). At 24 hours, the levels of TNF-α in group E_2 were significantly lower than in groups C, E_1 anti E_3 (P<0.05). At 2 and 6 hours, apoptosis index in the experimental groups E_1, E_2, and E_3 was significantly less than in the control group (P<0.05). Apoptosis index in group E_2 was significantly less than groups E_1 and E_3(P<0.05). At 24 hours apoptosis index in the experimental groups E_1, E_2 , and E_3 was significantly less than in the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Ischemic preconditioning could attenuate liver graft injury by decreasing apoptosis of hepatocytes and production of TNF-α. The method of IPC with 5-minute ischemia, 5-minute reperfusion and one more the same procedure is a better way to protect liver graft from ischemia-reperfusion injury.展开更多
BACKGROUND:Controversy remains over whether the middle hepatic vein should be included in the liver graft in right liver living donor liver transplantation.Congestion in the anterior sector of a right liver graft can ...BACKGROUND:Controversy remains over whether the middle hepatic vein should be included in the liver graft in right liver living donor liver transplantation.Congestion in the anterior sector of a right liver graft can cause graft malfunction,which is especially devastating in the case of a graft with marginal size in relation to recipient body size on top of poor pre-transplant recipient status.The case we report here highlighted the importance of the middle hepatic vein in right liver living donor liver transplantation.METHODS:We illustrated the rectification of outflow obstruction of the middle hepatic vein in the anterior sector of right liver graft caused by technical error during transplantation.The rectification was performed with emergency re-routing using an artificial conduit.RESULT:Congestion in the anterior sector of the graft improved immediately and the patient’s postoperative liver function test results improved gradually.CONCLUSIONS:The middle hepatic vein is important for effective drainage of the anterior sector of a right liver graft.The re-routing technique described in the report can also be applied to cases in which the middle hepatic vein is injured during hepatectomy requiring immediate reconstruction.展开更多
Background Whether a causative link exists between brain death(BD)and intestinal microbiota dysbiosis is unclear,and the distortion in liver metabolism associated with BD requires further exploration.Methods A rat mod...Background Whether a causative link exists between brain death(BD)and intestinal microbiota dysbiosis is unclear,and the distortion in liver metabolism associated with BD requires further exploration.Methods A rat model of BD was constructed and sustained for 9 h(BD group,n=6).The sham group(n=6)underwent the same procedures,but the catheter was inserted into the epidural space without ballooning.Intestinal contents and portal vein plasma were collected for microbiota sequencing and microbial metabolite detection.Liver tissue was resected to investigate metabolic alterations,and the results were compared with those of a sham group.Resultsα-diversity indexes showed that BD did not alter bacterial diversity.Microbiota dysbiosis occurred after 9 h of BD.At the family level,Peptostreptococcaceae and Bacteroidaceae were both decreased in the BD group.At the genus level,Romboutsia,Bacteroides,Erysipelotrichaceae_UCG_004,Faecalibacterium,and Barnesiella were enriched in the sham group,whereas Ruminococcaceae_UCG_007,Lachnospiraceae_ND3007_group,and Papillibacter were enriched in the BD group.Short-chain fatty acids,bile acids,and 132 other microbial metabolites remained unchanged in both the intestinal contents and portal vein plasma of the BD group.BD caused alterations in 65 metabolites in the liver,of which,carbohydrates,amino acids,and organic acids accounted for 64.6%.Additionally,80.0%of the differential metabolites were decreased in the BD group livers.Galactose metabolism was the most significant metabolic pathway in the BD group.Conclusions BD resulted in microbiota dysbiosis in rats;however,this dysbiosis did not alter microbial metabolites.Deterioration in liver metabolic function during extended periods of BD may reflect a continuous worsening in energy deficiency.展开更多
Background Donor-pretreatment with ulinastatin may influence the liver graft during cold preservation. The aim of this research was to determine whether pretreatment of donor liver with Ulinastatin can attenuate cold ...Background Donor-pretreatment with ulinastatin may influence the liver graft during cold preservation. The aim of this research was to determine whether pretreatment of donor liver with Ulinastatin can attenuate cold preservation injury,and to explore the mechanism by which Ulinastatin affects the donor liver graft.Methods One hundred and forty-four Wistar rats were divided into the Ulinastatin treatment group (T group) pretreated with Ulinastatin 50 000 U/kg and control group (C group) treated with 0.9% normal saline via peritoneal injection prior to the anesthetization. After the abdominal cavity was opened and perfused with cold Ringer's lactate solution, the liver was harvested. The harvested liver was preserved in cold Ringer's lactate solution for 0, 2, 6, 24 hours, at which time the liver tissue was sampled for determination of dry weight and wet weight, Na+-K+-ATPase and Ca2+-ATPase activity, lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, lactic acid and malondialdehyde levels. Light microscopy and electron microscopy were used to observe liver morphology. The liver cold-preservation solution was taken for measurement of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) levels. Correlation between ATPase activity and lactic acid level was analyzed by SPSS 13.0 for Windows.Results The morphology in the T group had improved cell boundaries vs. The C group at each time point. Dry weight to wet weight in the T group was lower than in the C group at 6 hours (P 〈0.05), but the difference was not significant at 24 hours. ALT levels in the T group were lower than that in the C group at 6 hours (P 〈0.05) and 24 hours (P 〈0.01). AST levels in the T group were lower than those in the C group at 2 hours (P〈0.05), 6 hours (P 〈0.01) and 24 hours (P 〈0.01).Na+-K+-ATPase activity in the T group was higher than in the C group and the mean difference between two groups was significant at 0 hour (P 〈0.05) and 2 hours (P 〈0.05). Ca2+-ATPase activity in the T group was higher than in the C group with the mean difference between two groups significant at 2 hours (P 〈0.05). The T group had increased lactic acid levels at 0 hour (P 〈0.01) and 2 hours (P 〈0.05) compared with the C group, but there was no influence on the LDH activity at the same time. There were no obvious differences in the levels of malondialdehyde between the two groups at any time point. A linear correlation between Na+-K+-ATPase activity and lactic acid levels (r=0.295, P 〈0.05) was found.Conclusions Donor-pretreatment with ulinastatin may protect the cells in a liver graft from ischemia injury during cold preservation; the mechanism may be due to its promotion for cell glycolysis and its preservation of ATPase activity.展开更多
In response to critical organ shortage, transplant surgeons have utilized living donors in an attempt to decrease the mortality rate associated with waiting on the liver transplant list. Although the surgical techniqu...In response to critical organ shortage, transplant surgeons have utilized living donors in an attempt to decrease the mortality rate associated with waiting on the liver transplant list. Although the surgical techniques were first utilized clinically 15 years ago, the application of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been somewhat limited by the steep learning curve associated with developing a program. Clinical success with LDLT in children was realized early, but the application of the techniques to adult patients has only occurred more recently. This procedure is now widely applied to adult recipients, with many technical improvements.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation,No.81470896the Project of Development and Innovation Team of Ministry of Education,No.IRT_16R57
文摘AIM To compare the effect of University of Wisconsin(UW) solution with or without metformin, an AMP-activated protein kinase(AMPK) activator, for preserving standard and marginal liver grafts of young and aged rats ex vivo by hypothermic machine perfusion(HMP).METHODS Eighteen young(4 mo old) and 18 aged(17 mo old)healthy male SD rats were selected and randomly divided into three groups: control group, UW solution perfusion group(UWP), and UW solution with metformin perfusion group(MUWP). Aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alanine aminotransferase(ALT), lactate dehydrogenase(LDH), interleukin-18(IL-18), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α) in the perfused liquid were tested. The expression levels of AMPK and endothelial nitric oxide synthase(e NOS) in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells were also examined.Additionally, microscopic evaluation of the harvested perfused liver tissue samples was done. RESULTS AST, ALT, LDH, IL-18 and TNF-α levels in the young and aged liver-perfused liquid were, respectively,significantly lower in the MUWP group than in the UWP group(P < 0.05), but no significant differences were found between the young and aged MUWP groups.Metformin increased the expression of AMPK and e NOS protein levels, and promoted the extracellular release of nitric oxide through activation of the AMPK-e NOS mediated pathway. Histological examination revealed that in the MUWP group, the extent of liver cells and tissue damage was significantly reduced compared with the UWP group.CONCLUSION The addition of metformin to the UW preservative solution for ex vivo HMP can reduce rat liver injury during cold ischemia, with significant protective effects on livers, especially of aged rats.
基金the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness,Entrepreneurship and Innovation,No.T1EDK-03599.
文摘BACKGROUND Liver transplantation has evolved into a safe life-saving operation and remains the golden standard in the treatment of end stage liver disease.The main limiting factor in the application of liver transplantation is graft shortage.Many strategies have been developed in order to alleviate graft shortage,such as living donor partial liver transplantation and split liver transplantation for adult and pediatric patients.In these strategies,liver volume assessment is of paramount importance,as size mismatch can have severe consequences in the success of liver transplantation.AIM To evaluate the safety,feasibility,and accuracy of light detection and ranging(LIDAR)3D photography in the prediction of whole liver graft volume and mass.METHODS Seven liver grafts procured for orthotopic liver transplantation from brain deceased donors were prospectively measured with an LIDAR handheld camera and their mass was calculated and compared to their actual weight.RESULTS The mean error of all measurements was 17.03 g(range 3.56-59.33 g).Statistical analysis of the data yielded a Pearson correlation coefficient index of 0.9968,indicating a strong correlation between the values and a Student’s t-test P value of 0.26.Mean accuracy of the measurements was calculated at 97.88%.CONCLUSION Our preliminary data indicate that LIDAR scanning of liver grafts is a safe,cost-effective,and feasible method of ex vivo determination of whole liver volume and mass.More data are needed to determine the precision and accuracy of this method.
文摘BACKGROUND Loss of graft function after liver transplantation(LT) inevitably requires liver retransplant. Retransplantation of the liver(Re LT) remains controversial because of inferior outcomes compared with the primary orthotopic LT(OLT).Meanwhile, if accompanied by vascular complications such as arterial and portal vein(PV) stenosis or thrombosis, it will increase difficulties of surgery. We hereby introduce our center’s experience in Re LT through a complicated case of ReLT.CASE SUMMARY We report a patient who suffered from hepatitis B-associated cirrhosis and underwent LT in December 2012. Early postoperative recovery was uneventful.Four months after LT, the patient’s bilirubin increased significantly and he was diagnosed with an ischemic-type biliary lesion caused by hepatic artery occlusion. The patient underwent percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage and repeatedly replaced intrahepatic biliary drainage tube regularly for 5 years.The patient developed progressive deterioration of liver function and underwent liver re-transplant in January 2019. The operation was performed in a classic OLT manner without venous bypass. Both the hepatic artery and PV were occluded and could not be used for anastomosis. The donor PV was anastomosed with the recipient’s left renal vein. The donor hepatic artery was connected to the recipient’s abdominal aorta. The bile duct reconstruction was performed in an end-to-end manner. The postoperative process was very uneventful and the patient was discharged 1 mo after retransplantation.CONCLUSION With the development of surgical techniques, portal thrombosis and arterial occlusion are no longer contraindications for ReLT.
文摘Domino liver transplantation(LT), using livers from familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy(FAP) patients, is a well described technique useful to expand donor pool. One of the main difficulties of this type of LT arises from the necessity to share the vascular pedicles between the graft and the donor. The most important challenge resides in restoring a proper hepatic venous outflow in the FAP-liver recipient.This is specially challenging when using the piggy-back technique, because the hepatic stumps may be too short. To overcome this issue, surgeons explored several techniques using different types of venous grafts. We describe a new technical option by using an arterial graft from the deceased donor. By using both iliac arteries a long graft is created and sutured as needed to the hepatic vein stump. We describe herein this new technique employed in a domino liver recipient who underwent retransplantation for ischemic cholangitis. The procedure was performed using the piggy-back technique; the venous stump of the FAP liver was reconstructed with the arterial graft. The patient had uneventful postoperative and mid-term hepatic function, and anastomosis was patent 24 months after LT.
文摘OBJECTIVE: To investigate the protective mechanism of different ischemic preconditioning (IPC) to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of rat liver graft. METHODS: 192 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (48 rats in each group): control group (group C), experimental group 1 (group E_1), experimental group 2 (group E_2), and experimental group 3 (group E_3). IPC was not carried out in group C. In the experimental groups, IPC was carried out by blocking blood flow of the portal vein and hepatic artery and then reperfusion by removal of the clamp before donor liver was resected. Group E_1: 5-minute ischemia and 10-minute reperfusion; Group E_2: 5-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion and one more the same procedure; Group E_3: 10-minute ischemia and 15-minute reperfusion. Four hours after IPC, liver transplantations were performed. Recipient blood and graft samples were obtained to determine the levels of ALT, AST, TNF-α and apoptosis index at 0.5, 2, 6, 24 hours after portal vein reperfusion. RESULTS: At 0.5, 2 hours after portal vein reperfusion, the levels of TNF-α in the experimental groups E_1, E_2, and E_3 were significantly lower than in the control group (P<0.05), and the levels in group E_2 were significantly lower than in groups E_1 and E_3 (P<0.05). At 24 hours, the levels of TNF-α in group E_2 were significantly lower than in groups C, E_1 anti E_3 (P<0.05). At 2 and 6 hours, apoptosis index in the experimental groups E_1, E_2, and E_3 was significantly less than in the control group (P<0.05). Apoptosis index in group E_2 was significantly less than groups E_1 and E_3(P<0.05). At 24 hours apoptosis index in the experimental groups E_1, E_2 , and E_3 was significantly less than in the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Ischemic preconditioning could attenuate liver graft injury by decreasing apoptosis of hepatocytes and production of TNF-α. The method of IPC with 5-minute ischemia, 5-minute reperfusion and one more the same procedure is a better way to protect liver graft from ischemia-reperfusion injury.
文摘BACKGROUND:Controversy remains over whether the middle hepatic vein should be included in the liver graft in right liver living donor liver transplantation.Congestion in the anterior sector of a right liver graft can cause graft malfunction,which is especially devastating in the case of a graft with marginal size in relation to recipient body size on top of poor pre-transplant recipient status.The case we report here highlighted the importance of the middle hepatic vein in right liver living donor liver transplantation.METHODS:We illustrated the rectification of outflow obstruction of the middle hepatic vein in the anterior sector of right liver graft caused by technical error during transplantation.The rectification was performed with emergency re-routing using an artificial conduit.RESULT:Congestion in the anterior sector of the graft improved immediately and the patient’s postoperative liver function test results improved gradually.CONCLUSIONS:The middle hepatic vein is important for effective drainage of the anterior sector of a right liver graft.The re-routing technique described in the report can also be applied to cases in which the middle hepatic vein is injured during hepatectomy requiring immediate reconstruction.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant numbers:81,900,596,81,671,958).
文摘Background Whether a causative link exists between brain death(BD)and intestinal microbiota dysbiosis is unclear,and the distortion in liver metabolism associated with BD requires further exploration.Methods A rat model of BD was constructed and sustained for 9 h(BD group,n=6).The sham group(n=6)underwent the same procedures,but the catheter was inserted into the epidural space without ballooning.Intestinal contents and portal vein plasma were collected for microbiota sequencing and microbial metabolite detection.Liver tissue was resected to investigate metabolic alterations,and the results were compared with those of a sham group.Resultsα-diversity indexes showed that BD did not alter bacterial diversity.Microbiota dysbiosis occurred after 9 h of BD.At the family level,Peptostreptococcaceae and Bacteroidaceae were both decreased in the BD group.At the genus level,Romboutsia,Bacteroides,Erysipelotrichaceae_UCG_004,Faecalibacterium,and Barnesiella were enriched in the sham group,whereas Ruminococcaceae_UCG_007,Lachnospiraceae_ND3007_group,and Papillibacter were enriched in the BD group.Short-chain fatty acids,bile acids,and 132 other microbial metabolites remained unchanged in both the intestinal contents and portal vein plasma of the BD group.BD caused alterations in 65 metabolites in the liver,of which,carbohydrates,amino acids,and organic acids accounted for 64.6%.Additionally,80.0%of the differential metabolites were decreased in the BD group livers.Galactose metabolism was the most significant metabolic pathway in the BD group.Conclusions BD resulted in microbiota dysbiosis in rats;however,this dysbiosis did not alter microbial metabolites.Deterioration in liver metabolic function during extended periods of BD may reflect a continuous worsening in energy deficiency.
基金This research was supported by a grant from the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Gansu, China (No. 3ZS051-A25- 104).
文摘Background Donor-pretreatment with ulinastatin may influence the liver graft during cold preservation. The aim of this research was to determine whether pretreatment of donor liver with Ulinastatin can attenuate cold preservation injury,and to explore the mechanism by which Ulinastatin affects the donor liver graft.Methods One hundred and forty-four Wistar rats were divided into the Ulinastatin treatment group (T group) pretreated with Ulinastatin 50 000 U/kg and control group (C group) treated with 0.9% normal saline via peritoneal injection prior to the anesthetization. After the abdominal cavity was opened and perfused with cold Ringer's lactate solution, the liver was harvested. The harvested liver was preserved in cold Ringer's lactate solution for 0, 2, 6, 24 hours, at which time the liver tissue was sampled for determination of dry weight and wet weight, Na+-K+-ATPase and Ca2+-ATPase activity, lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, lactic acid and malondialdehyde levels. Light microscopy and electron microscopy were used to observe liver morphology. The liver cold-preservation solution was taken for measurement of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) levels. Correlation between ATPase activity and lactic acid level was analyzed by SPSS 13.0 for Windows.Results The morphology in the T group had improved cell boundaries vs. The C group at each time point. Dry weight to wet weight in the T group was lower than in the C group at 6 hours (P 〈0.05), but the difference was not significant at 24 hours. ALT levels in the T group were lower than that in the C group at 6 hours (P 〈0.05) and 24 hours (P 〈0.01). AST levels in the T group were lower than those in the C group at 2 hours (P〈0.05), 6 hours (P 〈0.01) and 24 hours (P 〈0.01).Na+-K+-ATPase activity in the T group was higher than in the C group and the mean difference between two groups was significant at 0 hour (P 〈0.05) and 2 hours (P 〈0.05). Ca2+-ATPase activity in the T group was higher than in the C group with the mean difference between two groups significant at 2 hours (P 〈0.05). The T group had increased lactic acid levels at 0 hour (P 〈0.01) and 2 hours (P 〈0.05) compared with the C group, but there was no influence on the LDH activity at the same time. There were no obvious differences in the levels of malondialdehyde between the two groups at any time point. A linear correlation between Na+-K+-ATPase activity and lactic acid levels (r=0.295, P 〈0.05) was found.Conclusions Donor-pretreatment with ulinastatin may protect the cells in a liver graft from ischemia injury during cold preservation; the mechanism may be due to its promotion for cell glycolysis and its preservation of ATPase activity.
文摘In response to critical organ shortage, transplant surgeons have utilized living donors in an attempt to decrease the mortality rate associated with waiting on the liver transplant list. Although the surgical techniques were first utilized clinically 15 years ago, the application of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been somewhat limited by the steep learning curve associated with developing a program. Clinical success with LDLT in children was realized early, but the application of the techniques to adult patients has only occurred more recently. This procedure is now widely applied to adult recipients, with many technical improvements.