Multifactorial biological modulation of warm ischemia reperfusion injury in liver transplantation from non-heart-beating donors eliminates primary nonfunction and reduces bile salt toxicity

Monbaliu, Diethard;Vekemans, Katrien;Hoekstra, Harm;Vaahtera, Lauri;Pirenne, Jacques;et.al.
(2009) Annals of Surgery — Vol. 250, n° 5, p. 808-817 (2009)

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  • Monbaliu, Diethard
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  • Vekemans, Katrien
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  • Hoekstra, Harm
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  • Vaahtera, Lauri
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  • Libbrecht, LouisUCLouvain
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  • Pirenne, Jacques
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To design a multifactorial biological modulation approach targeting ischemia reperfusion injury to augment viability of porcine liver grafts from non-heart-beating donors (NHBD). BACKGROUND DATA: Liver Transplantation (LTx) from NHBD is associated with an increased risk of primary nonfunction (PNF) and biliary complications. In porcine NHBD-LTx, we previously reported a 50% risk of PNF and toxic bile formation in grafts exposed to > or =30' warm ischemia (WI). METHODS: Porcine livers exposed to 45' WI were cold stored, transplanted and either modulated (n = 6) or not (controls, n = 9). In the modulation group, donor livers were flushed with warm Ringers (avoiding cold-induced vasoconstriction), streptokinase (eliminating stagnating thrombi), and epoprostenol (vasodilator, platelet aggregation inhibitor) prior to cold storage. In recipients, glycine (Kupffer cell stabilizer), alpha1-acid-glycoprotein (anti-inflammatory protein), MAPKinase-inhibitor (pro-inflammatory cytokine generation inhibitor), alpha-tocopherol and glutathione (anti-oxidants), and apotransferrin (iron chelator) were administrated intravenously. PNF, survival, lactate, transaminase, TNF-alpha, redox-active iron, and biliary bile salt-to-phospholipid ratio were monitored. RESULTS: No PNF was observed in modulated versus 55% in control pigs (P = 0.025). Survival was 83% in modulated versus 22% in control pigs (P = 0.02). At 180' postreperfusion, lactate was lower in modulated (5.4 +/- 1.9 mmol/L) versus control pigs (9.4 +/- 2.2 mmol/L; P = 0.011). At 60' postreperfusion, there was a trend for lower AST in modulated versus control pigs at 60' (939 +/- 578 vs. 1683 +/- 873 IU/L; P = 0.089). Postreperfusion, TNF-alpha remained stable in modulated pigs (49 +/- 27 pg/mL at 15' and 85 +/- 26 pg/mL at 180'; P = 0.399) but increased in control pigs (107 +/- 36 pg/mL at 15' and 499 +/- 216 pg/mL at 180'; P = 0.023). At 180' postreperfusion, redox-active iron was higher in control pigs versus modulated pigs (0.21+/-0.18 vs. 0.042+/-0.062 mum; P = 0.038). Biliary bile salt-to-phospholipid ratio post-LTx was lower in modulated versus control pigs (1128 +/- 447 vs. 4836 +/- 4619; P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: A multifactorial biological modulation eliminates PNF, improves liver function and increases survival. Biochemically, TNF-alpha and redox-active iron are suppressed and biliary bile salt toxicity is reduced. Translating this strategy clinically may lead to wider and safer use of NHBD.
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Monbaliu, D., Vekemans, K., Hoekstra, H., Vaahtera, L., Libbrecht, L., Derveaux, K., Parkkinen, J., Liu, Q., Heedfeld, V., Wylin, T., Deckx, H., Zeegers, M., Balligand, E., Buurman, W., van Pelt, J., Porte, R. J., & Pirenne, J. (2009). Multifactorial biological modulation of warm ischemia reperfusion injury in liver transplantation from non-heart-beating donors eliminates primary nonfunction and reduces bile salt toxicity. Annals of Surgery, 250(5), 808-817. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181bdd787 (Original work published 2009)