Disturbances of reticulo-endothelial function following experimental liver transplantation.
Reticulo-endothelial function was studied in liver-grafted pigs using intravenous carbon clearance at 24 h and 7 days postgraft. Flushing of auto- or allografts with Ringer's lactate and with or without 4-hour storage caused no change in carbon clearance. Flushing of auto- or allografts with Eurocollins solution and with or without 4-hour storage resulted in delayed carbon clearance at 7 days. The changes appeared to be related to the composition of preservation fluid rather than to its volume or temperature, the duration of storage or the development of rejection.
Lahnborg
G
G
Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Bracher
M
M
Hickman
R
R
Terblanche
J
J
D000818:Animals; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013552:Swine; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D002244:Carbon