title: Improved techniques for kidney transplantation in mice.
abstract: Improved microsurgical techniques for kidney transplantation in the mouse are described. Left renal transplantation is performed with end-to-side anastomoses of the donor renal vein to the inferior vena cava and the donor aortic cuff to the aorta. Urinary tract reconstruction is accomplished by suturing the donor ureter with a bladder patch to the recipient bladder. With these modifications, it is possible to achieve success rates as high as 90%. This stable and reproducible model provides a useful tool to study the immunological mechanisms of kidney allograft rejection at the molecular level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schlachta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duff
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stiller
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology; D006085:Graft Survival; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000379:methods* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000601:surgery; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine