Assessing viability of extracorporeal preserved muscle transplants using external field stimulation: a novel tool to improve methods prolonging bridge-to-transplantation time

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Preventing ischemia-related cell damage is a priority when preserving tissue for transplantation. Perfusion protocols have been established for a variety of applications and proven to be superior to procedures used in clinical routine. Extracorporeal perfusion of muscle tissue though cumbersome is highly desirable since it is highly susceptible to ischemia-related damage. To show the efficacy of different perfusion protocols external field stimulation can be used to immediately visualize improvement or deterioration of the tissue during active and running perfusion protocols. This method has been used to show the superiority of extracorporeal perfusion using porcine rectus abdominis muscles perfused with heparinized saline solution. Perfused muscles showed statistically significant higher ability to exert force compared to nonperfused ones. These findings can be confirmed using Annexin V as marker for cell damage, perfusion of muscle tissue limits damage significantly compared to nonperfused tissue. The combination of extracorporeal perfusion and external field stimulation may improve organ conservation research.

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During normal tissue remodeling, macrophages remove unwanted cells, including those that have undergone programmed cell death, or apoptosis. This widespread process extends to the deletion of thymocytes (negative selection), in which cells expressing inappropriate Ag receptors undergo apoptosis, and are phagocytosed by thymic macrophages. Although phagocytosis of effete leukocytes by macrophages has been known since the time of Metchnikoff, only recently has it been recognized that apoptosis leads to surface changes that allow recognition and removal of these cells before they are lysed. Our data suggest that macrophages specifically recognize phosphatidylserine that is exposed on the surface of lymphocytes during the development of apoptosis. Macrophage phagocytosis of apoptotic lymphocytes was inhibited, in a dose-dependent manner, by liposomes containing phosphatidyl-L-serine, but not by liposomes containing other anionic phospholipids, including phosphatidyl-D-serine. Phagocytosis of apoptotic lymphocytes was also inhibited by the L isoforms of compounds structurally related to phosphatidylserine, including glycerophosphorylserine and phosphoserine. The membranes of apoptotic lymphocytes bound increased amounts of merocyanine 540 dye relative to those of normal cells, indicating that their membrane lipids were more loosely packed, consistent with a loss of membrane phospholipid asymmetry. Apoptotic lymphocytes were shown to express phosphatidylserine (PS) externally, because PS on their surfaces was accessible to derivatization by fluorescamine, and because apoptotic cells expressed procoagulant activity. These observations suggest that apoptotic lymphocytes lose membrane phospholipid asymmetry and expose phosphatidylserine on the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane. Macrophages then phagocytose apoptotic lymphocytes after specific recognition of the exposed PS.

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More than 80% of donor lungs are potentially injured and therefore not considered suitable for transplantation. With the use of normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP), the retrieved donor lung can be perfused in an ex vivo circuit, providing an opportunity to reassess its function before transplantation. In this study, we examined the feasibility of transplanting high-risk donor lungs that have undergone EVLP. In this prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial, we subjected lungs considered to be high risk for transplantation to 4 hours of EVLP. High-risk donor lungs were defined by specific criteria, including pulmonary edema and a ratio of the partial pressure of arterial oxygen to the fraction of inspired oxygen (PO(2):FIO(2)) less than 300 mm Hg. Lungs with acceptable function were subsequently transplanted. Lungs that were transplanted without EVLP during the same period were used as controls. The primary end point was primary graft dysfunction 72 hours after transplantation. Secondary end points were 30-day mortality, bronchial complications, duration of mechanical ventilation, and length of stay in the intensive care unit and hospital. During the study period, 136 lungs were transplanted. Lungs from 23 donors met the inclusion criteria for EVLP; in 20 of these lungs, physiological function remained stable during EVLP and the median PO(2):FIO(2) ratio increased from 335 mm Hg in the donor lung to 414 and 443 mm Hg at 1 hour and 4 hours of perfusion, respectively (P<0.001). These 20 lungs were transplanted; the other 116 lungs constituted the control group. The incidence of primary graft dysfunction 72 hours after transplantation was 15% in the EVLP group and 30% in the control group (P=0.11). No significant differences were observed for any secondary end points, and no severe adverse events were directly attributable to EVLP. Transplantation of high-risk donor lungs that were physiologically stable during 4 hours of ex vivo perfusion led to results similar to those obtained with conventionally selected lungs. (Funded by Vitrolife; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01190059.).

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Sci Rep

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Sci Rep

Title: Scientific Reports

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group

ISSN (Electronic): 2045-2322

Publication date (Electronic): 06 July 2015

Publication date Collection: 2015

Volume: 5

Electronic Location Identifier: 11956

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[1 ]Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

[2 ]Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

[3 ]Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, St. Georg Hospital , Leipzig

[4 ]Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

[5 ]Chair of Pathology and Anatomy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

[6 ]Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

[7 ]Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

[8 ]Department of Anesthesiology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg.

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[a ] Christian.taeger@ 123456uk-erlangen.de

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DOI: 10.1038/srep11956

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PubMed ID: 26145230

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Assessing viability of extracorporeal preserved muscle transplants using external field stimulation: a novel tool to improve methods prolonging bridge-to-transplantation time

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