Efficacy of organ preservation media enriched with nonlactate-generating substrate for maintaining tissue viability : a transplantation study

BACKGROUND: Previously, isotonic solution (IS) enriched with beta-hydroxybutyrate, a nonlactate-generating substrate, was shown to be efficacious in maintaining tissues' ATP and metabolic activity under cold storage. The objective of this study was to verify these findings in terms of tissue viability in vivo.

METHODS: Using a rabbit cornea transplantation model, efficacy of IS was studied and compared with McCarey-Kaufman medium, with or without beta-hydroxybutyrate, and other known media (Optisol and Likorol), with different properties and without beta-hydroxybutyrate. After storage at 4 degrees C for 6, 7, and 11 days, the corneas were grafted, and postoperative changes in corneal thickness, and endothelial cell density and morphology were monitored with a pachymeter and specular microscope.

RESULTS: The experiments revealed that before grafting, IS effectively controlled tissue swelling for 7 days or longer, comparable to Optisol. When grafted, the IS-stored corneas deturgesced at high rates, with a short half-time (t1/2) for the de-swelling process, and the grafts remained thin and clear with an intact endothelium. This reflects excellent tissue viability. In the controls, the deturgescence process was extremely sluggish, with significantly lower rates and longer t1/2 (P= >0.01-0.05). Immediate swelling for 3-5 days after grafting was also observed with Optisol. These grafts had significant endothelium cell loss of 24-30% after 12 weeks (P= >0.01-0.02).

CONCLUSIONS: IS is more efficacious than currently used media for sustaining the viability of donor corneas under cold storage. These findings may serve as a useful basis for future tests of IS in other organ storage systems.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1997

Erschienen:

1997

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Transplantation - 63(1997), 5 vom: 15. März, Seite 656-63

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, C H [VerfasserIn]
Rama, P [VerfasserIn]
Chen, S C [VerfasserIn]
Sansoy, F N [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

3-Hydroxybutyric Acid
8L70Q75FXE
9007-28-7
97794-22-4
Adenosine Triphosphate
Chondroitin Sulfates
Complex Mixtures
Culture Media, Serum-Free
Dextrans
Gentamicins
Hydroxybutyrates
Journal Article
Optisol
Organ Preservation Solutions
TZP1275679

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.04.1997

Date Revised 09.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM090369076