title: Glycogen effects on energy state and passive electric properties of liver during protection.
abstract: In order to evaluate the importance of glycogen for the hepatic tolerance to ischemia, livers of swine fed a glucose-potassium solution for premedication were perfused with either Bretschneider's HTK-solution (histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate) or with Euro-Collins-solution (EC) prior to subsequent ischemia at 25 and 5 degrees C. During ischemia, in regular intervals or continuously, energy rich phosphates, lactate, intrahepatic pH and the electrical impedance of liver tissue were determined. The results were compared with corresponding data from swine which had starved for 48 h. Corresponding to the higher glycogen content, energy supply during ischemia was markedly improved by the premedication. Despite high amounts of glucose in the EC-solution, energy supply after glucose-potassium premedication was no better with EC-solution than with HTK-solution. Moreover, glucose uptake led to concomitant cellular water uptake. Electrical impedance measurements during ischemia mirrored improved energetical protection by the glucose-potassium premedication.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Vegetative Physiologie und Pathophysiologie, Universität Göttingen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kehrer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aminalai
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gersing
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lamesch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meissner
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Schareck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bretschneider
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D008353:Mannitol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010477:Perfusion; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011343:Procaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013552:Swine; D013696:Temperature; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: C039984:Bretschneider cardioplegic solution; C037096:Euro-Collins' solution; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D007773:Lactates; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008353:Mannitol; D011343:Procaine; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D005947:Glucose