Intraportal splenic autotransplantation in rats: Feasibility and effectiveness |
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Authors: | David D Oakes Judy P Froehlich ACrane Charters |
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Institution: | Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California 95128 USA |
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Abstract: | This experiment was designed to see whether or not normal host resistance to infection could be reestablished in splenectomized animals by intraportal autotransplantation of homogenized splenic tissue. Part I studied the feasibility of the technique. Within 1 hr of splenectomy, 16 adult Lewis rats received an intraportal injection of autogenous splenic tissue which had been passed through a 500-μm screen. Five rats died acutely from hemorrhage at the site of injection. The others tolerated the infusion well, both acutely and chronically. The animals developed only transient elevations in liver enzymes; chronic portal hypertension did not occur. Histologically, splenic tissue could be demonstrated within terminal portal venules. Part II assessed the effectiveness of intraportal splenic autotransplantation. Eight to twelve months after splenectomy, autotransplantation, or sham operation, 103 Sprague-Dawley rats were challenged with intravenous boluses of 105 to 108 pneumococci. Mortality was 91% for splenectomized animals, 88% for animals bearing autotransplants, and 59% for controls. Thus intraportal splenic autotransplantation is technically feasible in rats. The grafts are well tolerated by the liver, and splenic tissue is preserved in intimate contact with the blood stream. Even after 8 to 12 months, however, such autografts are not capable of providing normal protection against massive pneumococcemia. |
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