title: Effect of prostaglandin E1 on preservation injury of canine liver grafts preserved in UW solution.
abstract: This study investigated whether prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) could reduce hepatic injury to the liver graft caused by harvesting and 24-h preservation in University of Wisconsin (UW) solution in a canine model. The PGE1-treated group was intravenously administered 0.5 microgram/kg per minute of PGE1 for 30 min before harvesting, as well as a concentration of 1 mg/l PGE1 in the washout and UW solutions. In both the PGE1-treated and the control group, all recipients survived for 1 week or more after transplantation. Arterial ketone body ratio (AKBR) remained over 1.0 in the early postoperative period. The PGE1 group showed significant reductions in guanase, GOT, and LDH during the early postoperative period compared to the untreated control group. Histological examination disclosed partial mitochondrial swelling, hepatocyte vacuolation, and necrosis in the control group, while such abnormalities were rarely seen in the PGE1 group. These results suggest that PGE1 can effectively reduce hepatic injury to liver grafts preserved in UW solution prior to transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Egawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nishizawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayasu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine; D000493:Allopurinol; D000527:Alprostadil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D004285:Dogs; D005978:Glutathione; D006148:Guanine Deaminase / Q000097:blood; D007328:Insulin; D007657:Ketone Bodies / Q000097:blood; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D011887:Raffinose; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D007657:Ketone Bodies; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; C055206:University of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution; D000493:Allopurinol; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D006148:Guanine Deaminase; D000527:Alprostadil; D005978:Glutathione; D000241:Adenosine; D011887:Raffinose