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Prolonged hypothermia causes primary nonfunction in preserved canine renal allografts due to humoral rejection.

Abstract
Canine kidney preservation models have historically used autotransplants to avoid the complications of rejection, although clinically all transplants are allografts. This study investigated the effects of preservation time and method on early kidney function in a canine allograft vs. autograft model. Kidneys were harvested from beagles, preserved by cold storage (CS) in UW solution for 0, 24 or 72 h, or by machine perfusion (MP) with Belzer MPS for 72 h. In some experiments 45 min of warm ischemia (WI) was performed in situ before harvest. Allograft recipients received steroid immunosuppression. Kidney function was assessed by serum creatinine and survival for 7 days. Allografts preserved for 0 and 24 h performed as well as autografts. Allografts preserved for 72 h by either CS or MP had a higher incidence of primary nonfunction (PNF) compared with autografts, as determined by survival (50% vs. 100%, p < 0.003). Primary nonfunction kidneys had thrombotic microangiopathy, vascular and peritubular capillary binding of IgM and complement C4d, and evidence of circulating donor-specific antibodies; all consistent with humoral rejection. These responses were dependent on hypothermia time and were not attributable to ischemia, immunosuppression, preservation solution, or cellular rejection. In conclusion, prolonged hypothermia can cause PNF in allografts owing to acute humoral rejection.
AuthorsBarbara J Gilligan, Heung M Woo, Maciej Kosieradzki, Jose R Torrealba, James H Southard, Martin J Mangino
JournalAmerican journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (Am J Transplant) Vol. 4 Issue 8 Pg. 1266-73 (Aug 2004) ISSN: 1600-6135 [Print] United States
PMID15268727 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Insulin
  • Organ Preservation Solutions
  • Peptide Fragments
  • University of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution
  • Allopurinol
  • Complement C4b
  • complement C4d
  • Creatinine
  • Glutathione
  • Adenosine
  • Raffinose
Topics
  • Adenosine (pharmacology)
  • Allopurinol (pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Survival
  • Cold Temperature
  • Complement C4b (chemistry)
  • Creatinine (blood)
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Glutathione (pharmacology)
  • Graft Rejection
  • Hypothermia, Induced
  • Immunoglobulin M (chemistry)
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Immunosuppressive Agents (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Insulin (pharmacology)
  • Kidney (pathology)
  • Kidney Transplantation (methods)
  • Organ Preservation Solutions (pharmacology)
  • Peptide Fragments (chemistry)
  • Perfusion
  • Raffinose (pharmacology)
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Homologous (methods)

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