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ReviewRespiratory research2022

The effects of ischaemic conditioning on lung ischaemia-reperfusion injury.

Dimitrios Vlastos, Mohamed Zeinah, George Ninkovic-Hall, Stefanos Vlachos, Agni Salem, Athanasios Asonitis, Hemangi Chavan, Lazaros Kalampalikis, Abdullah Al Shammari, José María Alvarez Gallesio and 3 more

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Review in Respiratory research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Dimitrios VlastosDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, UK. dimitrios.vlastos@lhch.nhs.uk.
Mohamed ZeinahDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
George Ninkovic-HallDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Stefanos VlachosSecond Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Agni SalemDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Athanasios AsonitisDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NHS Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glascow, UK.
Hemangi ChavanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Lazaros KalampalikisDepartment of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Metropolitan General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Abdullah Al ShammariDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
José María Alvarez GallesioDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Aina PonsDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Ioanna AndreadouSchool of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Ignatios IkonomidisSecond Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GBUniversity General Hospital Attikon · GRCountess of Chester Hospital · GBGolden Jubilee National Hospital · GBMetropolitan Hospital · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) encompasses the deleterious effects on cellular function and survival that result from the restoration of organ perfusion. Despite their unique tolerance to ischaemia and hypoxia, afforded by their dual (pulmonary and bronchial) circulation as well as direct oxygen diffusion from the airways, lungs are particularly susceptible to IRI (LIRI). LIRI may be observed in a variety of clinical settings, including lung transplantation, lung resections, cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery, aortic cross-clamping for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, as well as tourniquet application for orthopaedic operations. It is a diagnosis of exclusion, manifesting clinically as acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Ischaemic conditioning (IC) signifies the original paradigm of treating IRI. It entails the application of short, non-lethal ischemia and reperfusion manoeuvres to an organ, tissue, or arterial territory, which activates mechanisms that reduce IRI. Interestingly, there is accumulating experimental and preliminary clinical evidence that IC may ameliorate LIRI in various pathophysiological contexts. Considering the detrimental effects of LIRI, ranging from ALI following lung resections to primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation, the association of these entities with adverse outcomes, as well as the paucity of protective or therapeutic interventions, IC holds promise as a safe and effective strategy to protect the lung. This article aims to provide a narrative review of the existing experimental and clinical evidence regarding the effects of IC on LIRI and prompt further investigation to refine its clinical application.

Indexed as

Lung InjuryLung TransplantationReperfusion InjuryHumansIschemiaLungAcute lung injuryAcute respiratory distress syndromeIschaemia–reperfusion injuryIschaemic conditioningLung ischaemia–reperfusion

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PMID36527070
PMCPMC9756694
OpenAlexW4312064837

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