The Effects of Direct Oxygen Supply During Static Cold Preservation of Rat Livers: An Experimental Study.
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to determine the biochemical and histopathologic effects of direct oxygen supply to the preservation fluid of static cold storage system with a simple method on rat livers.


METHODS
Sixteen rats were randomly divided into 2 groups: the control group, which contained Ringer's lactate as preservation fluid; and the oxygen group, which contained oxygen and Ringer's lactate for preservation. Each liver was placed in a bag containing 50 mL Ringer's lactate and placed in ice-filled storage containers. One hundred percent oxygen supplies were given via a simple, inexpensive system created in our laboratory, to the livers in oxygen group. We obtained samples for histopathologic evaluation in the 12th hour. In addition, 3 mL of preservation fluid was subjected to biochemical analysis at 0, sixth, and twelfth hours. Aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and pH levels were measured from the preservation fluid.


RESULTS
In oxygen-supplemented group, the acceleration speed of increase in alanine aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase levels at sixth hour and lactate dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase levels at 12th hour were statistically significantly reduced. In histopathologic examination, all parameters except ballooning were statistically significantly better in the oxygen-supplemented group.


CONCLUSIONS
This simple system for oxygenation of liver tissues during static cold storage was shown to be effective with good results in biochemical and histopathologic assessments. Because this is a simple, inexpensive, and easily available method, larger studies are warranted to evaluate its effects (especially in humans).
From the Departments of General Surgery, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Emin
E
Zumrutdal
Faruk
F
Karateke
Pınar Eylem
PE
Eser
Umit
U
Turan
Sefa
S
Ozyazici
Alper
A
Sozutek
Mustafa
M
Gulkaya
Mevlut
M
Kunt
D000818:Animals; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D008099:Liver; D008297:Male; D009926:Organ Preservation; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D010100:Oxygen; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D011920:Rats, Inbred WF; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting
D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate; D010100:Oxygen