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ArticlePeerJ2019

Random allogeneic blood transfusion in pigs: characterisation of a novel experimental model.

Alexander Ziebart, Moritz M Schaefer, Rainer Thomas, Jens Kamuf, Andreas Garcia-Bardon, Christian Möllmann, Robert Ruemmler, Florian Heid, Arno Schad, Erik K Hartmann

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Article in PeerJ, 2019. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander ZiebartDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Moritz M SchaeferDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Rainer ThomasDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Jens KamufDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Andreas Garcia-BardonDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Christian MöllmannDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Robert RuemmlerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Florian HeidDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Arno SchadInstitute of Pathology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Erik K HartmannDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOrgan cross-talk describes interactions between a primary affected organ and a secondarily injured remote organ, particularly in lung-brain interactions. A common theory is the systemic distribution of inflammatory mediators that are released by the affected organ and transferred through the bloodstream. The present study characterises the baseline immunogenic effects of a novel experimental model of random allogeneic blood transfusion in pigs designed to analyse the role of the bloodstream in organ cross-talk.

methodsAfter approval of the State and Institutional Animal Care Committee, 20 anesthetized pig were randomized in a donor and an acceptor (each

resultsNo adverse events or incompatibilities occurred during the blood transfusion procedures. Systemic cytokine levels and pulmonary function were unaffected. Lung histopathology scoring did not display relevant intergroup differences. Neither within the lung nor within the brain an up-regulation of inflammatory mediators was detected. High volume random allogeneic blood transfusion in pigs neither impaired pulmonary integrity nor induced systemic, lung, or brain inflammatory response.

conclusionThis approach can represent a novel experimental model to characterize the blood-bound transmission in remote organ injury.

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ARDSBloodBrainCrosstalkExperimental modelInflammationLungPig modellTransfusion

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PMID31440432
PMCPMC6699485
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