ISSN:
1432-2277
Keywords:
Adenine nucleotides, viability, liver
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Viability liver, adenine nucleotides
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Liver transplantation, nonfunction
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Nonfunction, liver transplantation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Sixty-eight primary liver grafts were analyzed to see whether adenine nucleotides (AN: ATP, ADP, and AMP) or purine catabolites (PC: adenosine, inosine, hypoxanthine, and xanthine) of tissue or effluent can predict primary graft nonfunction. AN, PC, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, oxidized form (NAD+) of the tissue before (pretransplant) and after graft reperfusion (post-transplant) and of the effluent were analyzed. The graft outcome was classified into two groups (group A: successful, n=64; group B: primary nonfunctioning, n=4). No significant differences were observed in pretransplant measurements between groups A and B, whereas ATP, ADP, total AN, total AN+total PC (T) and NAD+, in post-transplant tissues, were significantly higher in group A. Xanthine in the effluent was significantly higher in group B than in group A. ATP, ADP, total AN, T, and NAD+ in post-transplant tissue were significantly associated with primary graft nonfunction by logistic regression analysis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00336468
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