Characteristics of liver grafts in living-donor adult liver transplantation: comparison between right- and left-lobe grafts

HYPOTHESIS: Few studies have investigated the results of research focused on living-donor adult liver transplantation. Different characteristics between right- and left-lobe grafts have not yet been clarified in living-donor adult liver transplantation. Left-lobe graft remains an important option, even in adult recipients. SETTING: A single liver transplantation center with a long history of hepatic resection. PATIENTS: Forty-five donors received left-lobe (n = 39) and right-lobe (n = 6) grafts. The clinicopathological data for the donor, graft, and recipient were compared. All left-lobe grafts were extended grafts that included the middle hepatic vein, and 24 of the 39 left-lobe grafts included the left caudate lobe. No right-lobe graft included a middle hepatic vein. RESULTS: The postoperative aspartate aminotransferase and total bilirubin values of the donor in the right-lobe graft group were higher, and the postoperative hospital stay was longer than in the left-lobe graft group. Graft weight in the left-lobe graft group was lighter than in the right-lobe graft group (median weight, 450 vs 675 g). The median graft weight divided by the standard liver volume in the left-lobe graft group was 41% (range, 21%-66%), compared with 52% (range, 47%-75%) in the right-lobe graft group. We found no difference in terms of the incidence of postoperative complications between groups. No difference in induced complications of small-for-size grafts such as intractable ascites and persistent hyperbilirubinemia was evident between groups. The survival rate for grafts at 18 months was 75.0% in the right-lobe graft group compared with 85.6% in the left-lobe group. In the right-lobe graft group, we found a few cases in which a marked poor-perfusion area in the anterior segment caused liver dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: Left-lobe grafts are a feasible option for living-donor adult liver transplantation, and in the case of right-lobe grafts, hepatic venous drainage is one of the most critical problems.     

乌司他丁对大鼠原位肝脏移植供肝的保护作用

目的：探讨乌司他丁对大鼠原位肝脏移植供肝的保护作用及机制。 方法：分别用单纯UW液（模型组）或含乌司他丁（乌司他丁组）、HO-1诱导剂CoPP（CoPP组）、HO-1抑制剂ZnPP（ZnPP组）的UW液灌注切取的供体大鼠肝脏并保留灌注液1 h后,原位移植受体大鼠。移植后24 h取移植肝脏与受体大鼠血标本,行肝脏病理学检查及评分;分别用real-time PCR和Western bolt法检测肝组织HO-1 mRNA与蛋白的表达;用Elisa法检测大鼠血清中IL-2和IL-10的含量。 结果：与模型组比较,乌司他丁组与CoPP组供肝的损伤明显减轻、Suzuki评分降低,而ZnPP组损伤加重、Suzuki评分升高（均P<0.05）;乌司他丁组与CoPP组HO-1 mRNA与蛋白的表达明显上调,而ZnPP组明显下调（均P<0.05）;乌司他丁组与CoPP组大鼠血清中IL-2水平明显降低、IL-10水平明显升高,而ZnPP组IL-2水平明显升高、IL-10水平明显降低（均P<0.05）。 结论：乌司他丁可能通过上调移植大鼠肝脏的HO-1水平,减轻再灌注损伤、抑制排斥反应而发挥保护作用。

     

Early graft function after pediatric liver transplantation: comparison between in situ split liver grafts and living-related liver grafts.

BACKGROUND: The systematic application of living-related and cadaveric, in situ split-liver transplantation has helped to alleviate the critical shortage of suitable-sized, pediatric donors. Undoubtedly, both techniques are beneficial and advantageous; however, the superiority of either graft source has not been demonstrated directly. Because of the potential living-donor risks, we reserve the living donor as the last graft option for pediatric recipients awaiting liver transplantation. Inasmuch as no direct comparison between these two graft types has been performed, we sought to perform a comparative analysis of the functional outcomes of left lateral segmental grafts procured from these donor sources to determine whether differences do exist. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all liver transplants performed at a single institution between February 1984 and January 1999 was undertaken. Only pediatric (<18 years) recipients of left lateral segmental grafts procured from either living-related (LRD) or cadaveric, in situ split-liver (SLD) donors were included. A detailed analysis of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative variables was undertaken. Survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and comparison of variables between groups was undertaken using the t test of Wilcoxon rank sum test. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in the preoperative variables between the 39 recipients of SLD grafts and 34 recipients of LRD grafts. The donors did differ significantly in mean age, ABO blood group matching, and preoperative liver function testing. Postoperative liver function testing revealed significant early differences in aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, prothrombin time, and alkaline phosphatase, with grafts from LRD performing better than those from SLD. SLD grafts also had significantly longer ischemia times and a higher incidence of graft loss owing to primary nonfunction and technical complications (9 vs. 2, P<0.05). However, six of these graft losses in the SLD group were because of technical or immunologic causes, which, theoretically, should not differ between the two groups. Furthermore, these graft losses did not negatively impact early patient survival as most patients were successfully rescued with retransplantation (30-day actuarial survival, 97.1% SLD vs. 94.1% LRD, P=0.745). In the surviving grafts, the early differences in liver function variables normalized. CONCLUSIONS: Inherent differences in both donor sources exist and account for differences seen in preoperative and intraoperative variables. Segmental grafts from LRD clearly performed better in the first week after transplantation as demonstrated by lower liver function variables and less graft loss to primary nonfunction. However, the intermediate function (7-30 days) of both grafts did not differ, and the early graft losses did not translate into patient death. Although minimal living-donor morbidity was seen in this series, the use of this donor type still carries a finite risk. We therefore will continue to use SLD as the primary graft source for pediatric patients awaiting liver transplantation.     

Lack of evidence that a transplanted liver causes acute graft-versus-host disease in rats. A comparison of liver and spleen grafts.

In this study, we used rat transplant models to investigate whether--and, if so, to what extent--transplanted liver had the potential to incite graft-versus-host disease, compared with the disease induced by a spleen graft. Livers from PVG(RT1c) rats were transplanted orthotopically into (DAxPVG)F1 (RT1a/c) rats and vascularized spleen grafts from PVG rats were transplanted heterotopically into (DAxPVG)F1 recipients. The intensity of the GVH disease was assessed by the recipients' morbidity and mortality, recipient-type serum class I (RT1Aa) antigen titer, and histological examination. The recipients of spleen grafts died within 14 and 23 days of transplantation; all animals had lost body weight and showed typical GVH signs, such as ear erythema, diarrhea, and alopecia. However, all the recipients bearing liver grafts survived indefinitely and did not demonstrate weight loss or the typical symptoms associated with GVH disease. The skins, tongues, and intestines of the liver-grafted rats were virtually normal at histological examination, whereas the livers, salivary glands, and skins of spleen-grafted rats were infiltrated by immunoblasts. The recipient-type serum RT1Aa antigen titer increased progressively until death in the spleen graft but not the liver graft recipients. These results provide evidence that suggest that transplanted liver is less likely than transplanted spleen to initiate the GVH disease in rats.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的机制探讨

目的 研究自体骨髓细胞诱导肝移植大鼠长期存活的可能机制.方法 雌性受体大鼠随机分成空白对照组(A组)、D-hanks液组(B组)、全骨髓细胞组(C组)、间充质干细胞组(D组).观察大鼠的中位生存时间(median survival time,MST)、肝功能、病理变化、Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测观察自体骨髓细胞的分化情况.结果 C组、D组MST均>180 d(P<0.01);血肝功能指标C组、D组降低明显,有显著差异(P<0.01);C组、D组之间比较无显著差异(P>0.05);移植术后60 d C、D组均无明显的急性排斥反应;C组、D组Sry基因原位杂交和甲胎蛋白、白蛋白免疫组化双标检测呈阳性.结论 自体骨髓细胞能减少排斥反应、诱导大鼠肝移植术后长期存活,其中间充质干细胞在移植肝内诱导分化为肝细胞发挥肝细胞功能,是其中可能的机制.     

Liver transplantation using liver grafts preserved under high pressure

To extend organ preservation time, we attempted to establish a unique method of maintaining a preservation solution in a stable unfrozen state below its freezing point by pressurizing the solution. Livers removed from Lewis rats (RT1l) were stored in UW solution pressurized at the prescribed pressure. After the termination of preservation, orthotopic liver transplantation was performed. Experiment 1: Liver grafts were pressurized up to 30, 40, 50, and 70 MPa and preserved at 0 degrees C for 60 min. Experiment 2: Liver grafts were compressed at a rate of 1.32 or 0.04 MPa/s to 35 MPa and preserved for 60 min at 0 degrees C. Experiments 3 and 4: Liver grafts were pressurized up to 5, 10, 20, and 30 MPa and preserved at -2 degrees C (Exp. 3), -3 degrees C or -4 degrees C (Exp. 4) for 5 h. All rats transplanted with livers pressurized up to 30 MPa (Exp. 1), all rats in the 5 MPa and control groups at -2 degrees C (Exp. 3), and all rats in the 5 MPa group at -3 degrees C (Exp. 4) survived for 2 weeks. In light microscopy, diffuse hemorrhage and vacuolar degeneration of hepatocytes were observed in a pressure-dependent manner. Liver grafts preserved under pressurized, subzero nonfrozen condition have sufficient function to sustain the life of rats after orthotopic transplantation.     

三种小体积肝移植大鼠模型的比较

目的 通过对三种供肝选取方法的比较来探索更简便、稳定的小体积肝移植大鼠模型的建立方法.方法 以Kamada"二袖套"法非动脉化原位大鼠肝移植模型为基础,采取供肝冷灌洗后原位剪除肝叶的方法获取供肝,建立小体积肝移植模型,Ⅰ组以肝中叶作为供肝,Ⅱ组以肝右中叶+右叶作为供肝,Ⅲ组以肝中叶+右叶作为供肝,其中Ⅰ组及Ⅱ组供、受者体重相似,Ⅲ组供者体重比受者轻100～120 g.比较3个组的手术成功率、手术各阶段耗时、术后肝功能以及移植肝组织损伤、排斥反应发生、手术并发症和受者存活情况.结果 Ⅲ组肝叶剪除时间为(8.8±0.7)min,明显短于Ⅱ组的(11.5±1.1)min和Ⅰ组的(10.1±1.0)min(P＜0.01).3个组供肝冷缺血时间、无肝期及受者手术耗时等方面的差异无统计学意义.Ⅲ组肝断面出血和胆漏并发症显著少于Ⅰ组和Ⅱ组;Ⅰ组肝后下腔静脉狭窄及血栓形成明显多于Ⅱ组和Ⅲ组(P＜0.05).3组间术后第1、7天血清丙氨酸转氨酶、胆红素总量和血氨水平的差异无统计学意义.术后第7天,3组间肝损伤及排斥反应分级(Banff分级均为轻度)的差异均无统计学意义.Ⅰ组、Ⅱ组和Ⅲ组的手术成功率分别为80%、85%和85%,3组间的差异无统计学意义.Ⅲ组的7 d存活率为62.5%,高于Ⅰ组的42.9%和Ⅱ组的47.5%,但3组间的差异无统计学意义.Ⅲ组的存活时间为(12.0±2.3)d,长于Ⅰ组的(6.0±0.9)d和Ⅱ组的(7.0±1.3)d,但差异均无统计学意义.结论 采用肝中叶+右叶供肝和供者体重低于受者100～120 g的方案能够简便、快捷的建立稳定的30%小体积肝移植大鼠模型,而且能显著减少肝切除相关并发症.

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Objective To explore a simple and effective way of establishing a 30 % small-forsize liver transplantation in rats. Methods SD rats were selected as the donors and recipients. Smallfor-size orthotopic live transplantation was performed using Kamada's two-cuff method. Donor's liver was flushed via abdominal aorta and hepatectomy in situ was done. Animals were divided into 3 groups (40 pairs of rats in each): group Ⅰ , median lobe was used as graft; group Ⅱ, right of median lobe and right lobe were used as graft; group Ⅲ, median and right lobes were used as graft. The body weight of the donor was the same as the recipient in groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ , but 100～ 120 g less than in group Ⅲ. The operating time, 7-day survival and technical complications were compared among these 3 groups. Results The operating time of hepatectomy was shorter in group Ⅲ than in groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ (8. 8±0.7 vs 11.5± 1.1 vs 10.1 ±1.0 min, P＜0.01). The cold ischemia time of graft, the anhepatic time, the operating time of recipient and the transplanting successful rate showed no significant difference among the 3 groups. Compared with groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ , the incidence of bleeding,bile leakage and IVC stricture was significantly decreased in group Ⅲ (P＜0. 05). Other complications after operation showed no significant difference among the 3 groups (P＞0. 05). Group Ⅲ had more 7-days survivors and longer median survival time, but there was no significant difference among the 3groups. Conclusion Small for donor body weight with median and right lobes as graft was a more effective and simple way of establishing a 30 % small-for-size liver transplantation in rats with shorter hepatectomy time and less complications after operation.