title: Further studies on long-term preservation of rat liver: Celsior versus UW solution.
abstract: The effects of Celsior solution were compared with those of the University of Wisconsin solution (UW) after 18 or 48 hours of cold storage in a perfused rat liver model. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), hyaluronic acid (HA) uptake, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), tissue reduced (GSH) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and ATP were evaluated. Histochemical in situ evaluation ofLDH and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were also performed. No significant difference in LDH release, HA uptake, TBARS, ATP levels and GSH/GSSG ratio were observed between UW and Celsior solution when the livers were preserved for 18 hours. By contrast, when preservation was performed for 48 hours, LDH release, TBARS and ROS formation were higher and the ATP levels, GSH/GSSG ratio and HA uptake were lower in the liver preserved by Celsior as compared with UW. Celsior solution was as effective as UW in liver preservation up to 18 hours but the superiority of UW over Celsior solution was obtained when liver was preserved for 48 hours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrigno
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tartaglia
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Nucci
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bertone
authors.forename: Plinio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richelmi
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Mariapia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vairetti
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000494:pharmacology; D005971:Glutamates / Q000494:pharmacology; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D019803:Glutathione Disulfide / Q000378:metabolism; D006639:Histidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008353:Mannitol / Q000494:pharmacology; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010477:Perfusion; D011887:Raffinose / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D015424:Reperfusion; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C088453:Celsior; D004187:Disaccharides; D004573:Electrolytes; D005971:Glutamates; D007328:Insulin; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; C055206:University of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution; D008353:Mannitol; D006639:Histidine; D000493:Allopurinol; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D005978:Glutathione; D000241:Adenosine; D011887:Raffinose; D019803:Glutathione Disulfide