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ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2009

Treatment with keratinocyte growth factor does not improve lung allograft survival in the rat.

Markus Hirschburger, Martin Obert, Horst Traupe, Tim Kuchenbuch, Winfried Padberg, Heinz Fehrenbach, Veronika Grau

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Article in Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Markus HirschburgerLaboratory of Experimental Surgery, Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University of Giessen Lung Center, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Str. 7, 35385, Giessen, Germany.
Martin Obert
Horst Traupe
Tim Kuchenbuch
Winfried Padberg
Heinz Fehrenbach
Veronika Grau
University of Giessen · DEPhilipps University of Marburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLung allografts are threatened by primary graft dysfunction, infections, and rejection. Novel therapies protecting pulmonary allografts are badly needed. Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) protects the lung against a variety of injurious stimuli and exerts anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of the study was to test the potential of recombinant truncated KGF (DeltaN23-KGF, palifermin) to attenuate pulmonary allograft rejection. MATERIALS AND

methodsIntratracheal instillation of 5 mg/kg DeltaN23-KGF was performed twice in donor rats on days 3 and 2 before explantation of the lung. In control animals, an equivalent volume of vehicle was instilled. Left lungs were transplanted in the fully allogeneic Dark Agouti to Lewis rat strain combination and in the less stringent Fischer 344 to Wistar Kyoto combination. Allograft recipients were additionally treated with DeltaN23-KGF post-transplantation. Graft outcome, leukocytic infiltration, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen expression was analyzed.

resultsIn both rat strain combinations, DeltaN23-KGF treatment did not improve pulmonary allograft outcome. Graft infiltration by macrophages and T lymphocytes remained unchanged. In addition, we demonstrated that MHC class II antigens were more abundant in KGF-treated allografts compared to control-treated grafts, which probably results in an increased alloreactivity.

conclusionIn conclusion, intratracheal DeltaN23-KGF treatment is not effective to prevent acute pulmonary allograft rejection.

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AnimalsFibroblast Growth Factor 7Graft RejectionGraft SurvivalHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIImmunoenzyme TechniquesLungLung TransplantationMaleRatsRats, Inbred F344Rats, Inbred LewRats, Inbred StrainsRats, Inbred WKYRecombinant ProteinsTracheaFibroblast Growth Factor 7Histocompatibility Antigens Class IIRecombinant Proteins

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PMID18283483
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