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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 51, 853-859, Copyright © 1991 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Prolonged preservation of canine lung allografts: the role of prostaglandins

RJ Novick, KR Reid, L Denning, J Duplan, AH Menkis and FN McKenzie
Division of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.

The role of prostaglandin E1 (PgE1) and prostacyclin in enhancing the ischemic tolerance of single-lung grafts was investigated. Fifteen donor dogs underwent pulmonary artery flushing with 60 mL/kg of 4 degrees C modified Euro-Collins solution; 5 dogs each received a 15- minute infusion of PgE1, prostacyclin, or saline solution before flushing. After 12 hours of storage at 4 degrees C, left lung transplantation was performed in 15 recipient dogs. Measurements were performed after 10 minutes of right pulmonary artery snaring before transplantation, after transplantation, and after 2, 4, and 6 hours of reperfusion. At 6 hours, the oxygen tensions (on 100% O2) were 478 +/- 64, 296 +/- 75, 79 +/- 12, and 71 +/- 23 mm Hg in control (nontransplanted), prostacyclin-, PgE1-, and saline-treated dogs, respectively (p less than 0.05, prostacyclin or control versus saline and PgE1 dogs). Mean pulmonary artery pressures increased within each group during reperfusion, but were not significantly different among groups. Similarly, peak inspiratory pressures and wet weight to dry weight ratios were not significantly different among groups after 6 hours of reperfusion. We conclude that donor pretreatment with prostacyclin is associated with superior oxygen transfer in canine lung allografts after 12 hours of cold storage, transplantation, and 6 hours of reperfusion. In this model, donor pretreatment with PgE1 conferred no benefit to prolonged lung allograft preservation.

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