Graft dysfunction following liver transplantation: role of free radicals.
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Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK.Issue Date
1997-01
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Following orthotopic liver transplantation primary graft non-function occurs in about 10% of patients, and survival depends on early retransplantation. The aetiology has yet to be defined, but reperfusion injury as a result of free radical production has been considered as a possible mechanism. In this study we looked for evidence of free radical generation intraoperatively and assessed the relationship between free radical production and graft function. METHODS/RESULTS: Twenty-one patients (M:F 10:11, mean age; 53 +/- 3.8 years) who underwent liver transplantation for end-stage liver disease were studied. Free radical activity increased significantly following reperfusion, as shown by: (i) the diene conjugated method, where the percentage molar ratio increased from a baseline of 10.87 +/- 0.78% to 24.42 +/- 7.8% (p < 0.01), and (ii) by electron paramagnetic resonance, where a more than a twofold rise in radical concentration was detected (p < 0.05). The increase in free radical activity detected by the diene conjugated method was significantly higher in patients with poor outcome as compared with those who had uneventful recovery (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Free radical activity is increased following reperfusion of liver graft during transplantation, and the magnitude of the rise is related to the severity of graft dysfunction.Citation
Graft dysfunction following liver transplantation: role of free radicals. 1997, 26 (1):69-74 J. Hepatol.Journal
Journal of HepatologyDOI
10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80011-6PubMed ID
9148025Type
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enISSN
0168-8278ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80011-6