title: The effect of heat shock on immediate post-preservation lung function.
abstract: Exposure of animals to transient hyperthermia causes the induction of highly conserved proteins, heat shock proteins (HSPs), which are thought to by cytoprotective against a variety of injuries, including ischemia. We tested the hypothesis that heating donor animals prior to harvest would improve pulmonary preservation. Anaesthetized New Zealand White rabbits underwent radiant heating to 42.5-43.5 degrees C (rectal) 8 h prior to harvest of the lungs. The lungs were harvested without flush and stored for 18 h at 4 degrees C. The left lung were perfused ex vivo with fresh blood for 10 min. Blood gases, pulmonary artery (Ppa) and airway (P(aw) pressures, and wet/dry ratios (W/D) were measured. Control animals were treated identically except without heating. All heated animals had HSP72 at lung harvest and 18 h later, whereas no control had detectable levels of HSP72 at either time. In Experiment 1 (n = 12, VT 20 ml, F1O2 0.21, 30 bpm, PEEP 0.5 cm H2O), PO2 in the heated group was 57.6 +/- 7.3 mmHg (mean +/- SEM) vs. 51.6 +/- 5.7 in the controls (NS). In Experiment 2 (n = 8, VT 15 ml, F1O2 0.21, 35 bpm, PEEP 2 cm H2O), PO2 of the heated group was 63.5 +/- 6.5 vs. 83.1 +/- 9.5 in the controls (NS). Ppa after 10 min was not significantly different in the heated group in Experiment 1 (16.7 +/- 0.9 mmHg vs. 24.2 +/- 3.7 in controls) or in Experiment 2 (19.5 +/- 1.8 vs. 11.3 +/- 2.9 in controls). Wet/dry ratios were not different in either Experiment 1 (6.4 +/- 0.4 vs. 5.8 +/- 0.2 in controls) or Experiment 2 (5.0 +/- 0.2 vs. 5.0 +/- 0.5).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Waddell
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piovesan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Puskas
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Slutsky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015925:Cryopreservation; D050884:HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D009926:Organ Preservation; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D050884:HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins