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Transplantation - Highlighted Article
Dr. Andrea Schlegel, Editorial Fellow, Transplantation
Oxygenated UW Solution Decreases ATP Decay and Improves Survival After Transplantation of DCD Liver Grafts
Martins PN, Berendsen TA, Yeh H, et al.
Transplantation 2019; 103 (2): 363-370
This is a very interesting experimental study with subsequent impact on clinical practice of solid organ preservation.
Authors explore in this manuscript the impact of high oxygen concentrations during cold storage organ preservation. For this purpose, authors use a rat model of warm and cold ischemia with subsequent liver transplantation and assess the ATP tissue content as well as animal survival.
Expectedly, ATP levels in tissues decreased rapidly within the first 30 minutes of warm ischemia. This was however reverted with a significant increase in ATP content when Preoxygenated UW solution (preoxygenated perfluorocarbon [PFC] + University of Wisconsin [UW] solution) was used for liver preservation. Importantly, animals, that received DCD grafts preserved in higher oxygenation solution showed improved survival: 66.7% (4/6) of animals survived long-term while all control group animals died within 24 hours. The results were further paralleled by an improved morphology of such livers as confirmed through histological assessment.
Mechanistically, authors confirm here in a very elegant way, earlier reports, that additional oxygenation during cold organ preservation improves outcome after liver transplantation. Such results parallel recent findings from hypothermic oxygenated perfusion of solid organs, where improved mitochondrial function with subsequent reduced reperfusion injury, less complications and better recipient graft survivals were achieved.
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Managing Cryptococcosis In Organ Transplant Patients
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Upcoming Meetings and ANNOUNCEMENTS
TOND-TDTD - Save the dates - October 10-11, 2019!
The 3rd Joint Meeting of the Turkish Transplantation Society and the Turkic World Transplantation Society will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on October 10-11, 2019. The Scientific and Local Organizing Committees, comprised of international transplantation leaders, have developed a program that reflects current problems and represents a collection of scientific, educational, and practical information. The meeting will be an exciting opportunity for transplant professionals to share their expertise as well as their concerns regarding the development of the field in their own countries.
International Transplantation Science Meeting 2019
ITS 2019 is set for Nov. 10-13 in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Keynote speakers include Katherine High, President and Head of R&D at Spark Therapeutics, and Ronald Germain, chief of Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Lymphocyte Biology Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health.
IPITA 2019 LYON - France
Registration is open and preliminary program is available.
CTRMS 2019 – Lesvos - Greece
Late-Breaking and Poster Abstract Submissions are now being accepted!
ISVCA 2019 - New Delhi, India - Save the dates - September 30 - October 1, 2019!
