Articles tagged "Preservation solutions"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Graft Function and Intrarenal Resistant Index after Kidney Transplantation Using New Preservation Fluid (Biolasol)
A. Kolonko¹, R. Król², J. Chudek³, L. Cierpka², A. Więcek¹
¹Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, ²General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, ³Internal Medicine and Oncological Chemotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
*Purpose: Biolasol is a newly developed preserving solution for cold organ storage prior to transplantation. The aim of this study was to compare in the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Successful Transplantation of Murine Hearts Preserved 24h Under Subzero Ischemia Using Novel Bio-Inspired Next Generation Cryoprotectants
B. Oh¹, A. Callegari², M. Kline², A. Childs², M. Iglesias Lozano¹, G. Brandacher¹, X. Wei²
¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²X-Therma Inc., Richmond, CA
*Purpose: Extension of the organ ischemia window is of paramount importance to prolong viability of transplantable organs and to improve overall outcomes. Transport using a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Pulsatile Pump Perfusion on Hepatitis C Viremia and Transmission in Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Pilot Study
R. Forbes¹, B. Concepcion¹, D. Clapper², B. Dubray¹, A. Miller², D. Shaffer¹, K. Johnson²
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Tennessee Donor Services, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: With increasing utilization of hepatitis C (HCV) viremic donor organs for aviremic recipients, there may be a role for kidney pulsatile pump perfusion to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Consistent Prevention of Perioperative Cardiac Xenograft Dysfunction with Non-Ischemic Cardiac Preservation in Life-Supporting Cardiac Xenotransplantation Model
C. E. Goerlich¹, A. Singh¹, D. Kaczorowski¹, M. Abdullah¹, B. Lewis¹, I. Tatarov¹, A. Hershfeld¹, T. Zhang¹, P. Odonkor¹, A. Tabatabai¹, A. Bhutta¹, E. Strauss¹, B. Williams¹, D. Ayares², M. Mohiuddin¹
¹Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Transplantation of organs from animals to humans (xenotransplantation) has been proposed to address the critical shortage of organs for transplantation. The use of genetically…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Sigma-1 Receptor Agonists Are Renoprotective in a Rat Model of Kidney Transplantation
A. Hosszu¹, Z. Antal², L. Illesy², L. Lenart¹, D. B. Balogh¹, L. Wagner³, A. Vannay⁴, A. J. Szabo², A. Fekete¹
¹"Lendulet" Diabetes Research Group, MTA-SE, Budapest, Hungary, ²1st Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ³Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁴Pediatrics and Nephrology Research Group, MTA-SE, Budapest, Hungary
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation is associated with better quality of life and reduced costs compared to dialysis, but the shortage in donor organs is a limiting…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Perfluorocarbon (PFC) Solutions for Organ Preservation
N. Battula, T. Parsons, J. Zhu, C. Giordano, A. Esnakula, B. Spiess, M. Johnson, A. Zarrinpar, K. Andreoni
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: The current status of organ transplantation demands consideration of extended criteria (ECD) brain dead donors (DBD) as well as donation after circulatory death (DCD)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of New Baskent University Preservation Solution for Liver, Kidney and Intestine Graft during Cold Ischemia: Preliminary Experimental Animal Study
M. Haberal¹, M. Kirnap¹, R. Erdem², H. Ozdemir³, M. Lux², D. Bacanli⁴
¹Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Pharmacology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Experimental Laboratory, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Despite significant advances in organ transplantation, damage caused to organs due to long cold ischemia time and perfusion solutions remains a serious hurdle. The…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Culture/Preservation Conditions on Survival and Function of Islets
Y. Shindo, M. F. Levy, M. A. Kanak
Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Culture or preservation of human islets prior to transplantation has been adopted by various centers because it may reduce immunogenicity, suppress exocrine contamination and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
New Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenger Prevents Injury in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Model
N. Bath, W. Fahl, R. Redfield III
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Despite the success of preservation solutions, Ischemia-Reperfusion (IR) injury remains a significant problem for all solid organ transplants. As a result, an important, unmet…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Significance and Impact of Screening Preservation Fluid Cultures in Renal Transplant Recipients
A. Reticker, A. Lichvar, A. Gross, E. Benedetti, S. Patel
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Preservation fluid (PF) is necessary to maintain organ viability but serves as a vector for infection. The utility of routine PF screening and impact…