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Exogenous surfactant treatment before and after sixteen hours of ischemia in experimental lung transplantation.
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PMID:  9202686     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: A syngeneic, acute, double lung transplant model in the rat was used to determine the impact of exogenous surfactant treatment on graft function after prolonged cold storage. METHODS: The donor grafts were flush perfused, preserved for 16 hours, and then reperfused for 120 minutes. Untreated lungs served as controls (group I). In group II the recipient received a 200 mg/kg dose of surfactant (CuroSurf) before reperfusion. In groups III and IV, surfactant was administered before perfusion and harvesting (III, 20 mg/kg; IV, 200 mg/kg). Serial measurements of graft pulmonary vascular resistance, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, and compliance were obtained. Final graft assessment included weight gain and histologic study. RESULTS: Repeated-measures analysis of variance showed significant improvement of graft performance in respect to compliance, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, and pulmonary vascular resistance in donor surfactant treatment group IV (200 mg/kg) in comparison with recipient treatment (group II) and untreated controls (group I). Reducing the donor surfactant supplementation from 200 mg/kg to 20 mg/kg (group III) improved oxygenation and lung compliance as compared with untreated controls. Grafts in groups I and II had significantly more weight gain after 2 hours of reperfusion. Recipient treatment resulted in significantly more pulmonary hemorrhage in histologic sections. CONCLUSION: Donor treatment with exogenous surfactant is advantageous for preservation of graft function after extended ischemia. Positive effects may be seen with as little as 20 mg/kg of exogenous surfactant given before donor organ perfusion.
Authors:
B Hausen; R Rohde; C W Hewitt; F Schroeder; M Beuke; R Ramsamooj; H J Schäfers; H G Borst
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery     Volume:  113     ISSN:  0022-5223     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.     Publication Date:  1997 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-07-15     Completed Date:  1997-07-15     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376343     Medline TA:  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1050-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Airway Resistance
Animals
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Graft Survival*
Heart Arrest, Induced*
Lung / pathology
Lung Transplantation*
Male
Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / prevention & control*
Pulmonary Surfactants / therapeutic use*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Lew
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Pulmonary Surfactants

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