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ArticleScientific reports2021

Evaluation of the ex vivo liver viability using a nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation time-based assay in a porcine machine perfusion model.

Qing OuYang, Guohai Liang, Xiaoyu Tan, Xiran He, Lin Zhang, Weijian Kuang, Jianxiong Chen, Shaoping Wang, Mingju Liang, Feng Huo

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Qing OuYang *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, The General Hospital of Southern Theater, Guangzhou, China.
Guohai Liang *The MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoyu Tan *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, The General Hospital of Southern Theater, Guangzhou, China.
Xiran HeGuangdong Shunde Industry Design Institute (Guangdong Shunde Innovative Design Institute), Shunde, Guangdong, China.
Lin ZhangGuangdong Devocean Medical Instrument Co., Ltd., Shunde, Guangdong, China.
Weijian KuangGuangdong Shunde Industry Design Institute (Guangdong Shunde Innovative Design Institute), Shunde, Guangdong, China.
Jianxiong ChenDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, The General Hospital of Southern Theater, Guangzhou, China.
Shaoping WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, The General Hospital of Southern Theater, Guangzhou, China.
Mingju LiangGuangdong Shunde Industry Design Institute (Guangdong Shunde Innovative Design Institute), Shunde, Guangdong, China. 391129243@qq.com.
Feng HuoDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, The General Hospital of Southern Theater, Guangzhou, China. gzhuofeng@163.com.

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Abstract

There is a dearth of effective parameters for selecting potentially transplantable liver grafts from expanded-criteria donors. In this study, we used a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxation analyzer-based assay to assess the viability of ex vivo livers obtained via porcine donation after circulatory death (DCD). Ex situ normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) was utilized as a platform for viability test of porcine DCD donor livers. A liver-targeted contrast agent, gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA), was injected into the perfusate during NMP, and the dynamic biliary excretion of the Gd-EOB-DTPA was monitored by measuring the longitudinal relaxation time (T1). The longitudinal relaxation rate (R1) of the bile was served as a parameter. The delay of increase in biliary R1 during early stage of NMP indicated the impaired function of liver grafts in both warm and cold ischemia injury, which was correlated with the change of alanine aminotransferase. The preservative superiority in cold ischemia of dual hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion could also be verified by assessing biliary R1 and other biochemical parameters. This study allows for the dynamic assessment of the viability of porcine DCD donor livers by combined usage of ex situ NMP and NMR relaxation time based assay, which lays a foundation for further clinical application.

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AnimalsBiliary TractCold IschemiaLiverLiver TransplantationMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyOrgan PreservationOxygenPerfusionReperfusion InjurySwineTissue DonorsTransplantsWarm IschemiaOxygen

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PMCPMC7892848

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