title: Oxygen free radical scavengers and reperfusion injury in dog lung preserved in cold ischemia.
abstract: Oxygen-derived free radicals are now considered important contributors to tissue injury associated with ischemia and reperfusion. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of oxygen free radical scavengers on reperfusion injury. The left lower lobes of 15 canine lungs were isolated, preserved, and then reperfused for 120 minutes. Three groups of lobes were studied: Group 1 (n = 5), without ischemia, group 2 (n = 5) four hours of cold ischemia in Euro-Collins solution, group 3 (n = 5) four hours cold ischemia+oxygen free radical scavenger glutathione (0.1 nmol/L) given at the moment of perfusion. Extravascular lung water (grams per gram of blood-free dry lobe weight) after reperfusion was 2.82 +/- 0.32, 5.06 +/- 0.45, 4.21 +/- 0.33 for groups 1 through 3 respectively (p less than 0.001 group 1 versus group 2, p less than 0.001 group 2 versus group 3). Lung tissue lipid peroxidation, measured as thiobarbituric acid reactive material was 125 +/- 11, 270 +/- 30, and 185 +/- 17 nmol/g dry lobe weight for groups 1, 2 and 3 respectively (p less than 0.05 group 2 versus 1 and group 3 versus group 2). The data suggest that oxygen free radical scavengers attenuate reperfusion injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Atatürk University Research Hospital, Erzurum/Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Başoğlu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koçak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paç
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cerrahoğlu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bakan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yekeler
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yüksek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Göksu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D015633:Extravascular Lung Water; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000009:adverse effects; D005978:Glutathione / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000009:adverse effects; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: C037096:Euro-Collins' solution; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D005609:Free Radicals; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D005978:Glutathione; D010100:Oxygen