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ArticleNature protocols2016

Orthotopic mouse liver transplantation to study liver biology and allograft tolerance.

Shinichiro Yokota, Shinya Ueki, Yoshihiro Ono, Naoya Kasahara, Angélica Pérez-Gutiérrez, Shoko Kimura, Osamu Yoshida, Noriko Murase, Yoshikazu Yasuda, David A Geller and 1 more

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Article in Nature protocols, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Optimizing the mouse orthotopic liver transplantation model: Learning curve, technical enhancements, and keys to success.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2025
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  3. Mouse orthotopic liver transplantation: Challenges, achievements, and applications.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2025
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  13. Donor plasmacytoid dendritic cells modulate effector and regulatory T cell responses in mouse spontaneous liver transplant tolerance.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2021
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  16. IL-23 mediates murine liver transplantation ischemia-reperfusion injury via IFN-γ/IRF-1 pathway.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2018
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  17. Graft-infiltrating PD-L1Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Shinichiro YokotaThomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Shinya UekiThomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Yoshihiro OnoThomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Naoya KasaharaDepartment of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Angélica Pérez-GutiérrezThomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Shoko KimuraThomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Osamu YoshidaThomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Noriko MuraseThomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Yoshikazu YasudaDepartment of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
David A GellerThomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Angus W ThomsonThomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

Interdisciplinary Training in Transplantation BiologyT32AI074490 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Angus W Thomson · 2007 to 2026
$4.2M
Liver Antigen - Presenting Cells in Hepatic Injury and TransplantationP01AI081678 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI THOMSON, ANGUS W · 2009 to 2010
$2.8M
Regulation of Liver DC Function and Transplant ToleranceR56AI118777 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI THOMSON, ANGUS W · 2015 to 2015
$381k
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI081678NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI118777NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI074490
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orthotopic liver transplantation in the mouse is a powerful research tool that has led to important mechanistic insights into the regulation of hepatic injury, liver immunopathology, and transplant tolerance. However, it is a technically demanding surgical procedure. Setup of the orthotopic liver transplantation model comprises three main stages: surgery on the donor mouse; back-table preparation of the liver graft; and transplant of the liver into the recipient mouse. In this protocol, we describe our procedure in stepwise detail to allow efficient completion of both the donor and recipient operations. The protocol can result in consistently high technical success rates when performed by personnel experienced in the protocol. The technique can be completed in ∼2-3 h when performed by an individual who is well practiced in performing mouse transplantation in accordance with this protocol. We have achieved a perioperative survival rate close to 100%.

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Transplantation ToleranceAnimalsLiverLiver TransplantationMaleMice, Inbred C57BLModels, Animal

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PMID27254462

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