title: Detection of bronchial function of NHBD lung following one-h warm ischemia by organ bath model.
abstract: This study investigated the feasibility and effects of organ bath to be used for detection of bronchial function of non-heart-beating donor (NHBD) lung after 1-h warm ischemia. Sixteen Swedish pigs were divided into two groups randomly: heart-beating donor (HBD) group and NHBD with 1-h warm ischemia (NHBD-1 h) group. The bronchial rings whose lengths and inner diameters were both 1.5 mm were obtained from isolated left lungs of all the pigs. Acetylcholine, arachidonic acid natrium and papaverine were used to test and compare the contractile and relaxant function of bronchial smooth muscles and epithelium-dependent relaxation (EpiDR) response between HBD and NHBD-1 h groups. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the values of bronchial precontraction between HBD and NHBD-1 h groups (5.18+/-0.07 vs 5.10+/-0.11 mN, P>0.05). No significant difference in the values of EpiDR responses between HBD and NHBD-1 h groups (1.26+/-0.05 vs 1.23+/-0.07 mN, P>0.05) was observed either. During the process of EpiDR induction, the rings had no spontaneous relaxation in two groups. In addition, papaverine solution completely relaxed the bronchial smooth muscles of all bronchial rings. It was concluded that after warm ischemia for 1 h, the contractile and relaxant abilities of bronchial smooth muscles, and the epithelium-dependent adjustment both kept intact. Organ bath model could be a liable and scientific way to evaluate the bronchial function of NHBD lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. yangyang_2046@126.com
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Qiuming
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D001980:Bronchi / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008954:Models, Biological; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000502:physiology; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D011897:Random Allocation; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control; D013552:Swine; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D052096:Warm Ischemia / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors; C056250:epithelium-derived relaxant factor