ArticlePloS one2023
Development of a rat forelimb vascularized composite allograft (VCA) perfusion protocol.
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- A meta-analysis of perfusion parameters affecting weight gain in ex vivo perfusion.Artificial organs · 2025Pooled it
- Dual acellular subnormothermic machine perfusion for enhanced uterus preservation in a swine model.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Detection of Microvascular Failure Using Bioimpedance and Sensor-derived Clinical Indicators: A Preliminary Study.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Acellular Normothermic Machine Perfusion Does not Exacerbate Acute Rejection in Rodent Vascularized Composite Allografts.Transplantation direct · 2026Article
- 24-hourFrontiers in transplantation · 2026Article
- Ex vivo perfusion recellularization of acellular rat hindlimbs for vascular composite allotransplantation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A longitudinal rat forelimb model for assessing in vivo neuromuscular function following extremity reperfusion injury.Lab animal · 2025Article
- Development of a 24-h Preservation Protocol of Forearm Vascularized Composite Allotransplants in Nonhuman Primates Using Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion.Transplantation direct · 2025Article
- Vascular Microphysiological System for Investigating Endothelial Barrier Function During Organ Preservation and Reperfusion.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025Article
- VCA supercooling in a swine partial hindlimb model.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Successful Extension of Vascularized Composite Allograft Perfusion Cold Storage to 24 h in a Rat Hindlimb Transplant Model.Transplantation direct · 2024Article
- Towards Optimizing Sub-Normothermic Machine Perfusion in Fasciocutaneous Flaps: A Large Animal Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Review of machine perfusion studies in vascularized composite allotransplant preservation.Frontiers in transplantation · 2023Review
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Abstract
Vascularized composite allografts (VCAs) refer to en bloc heterogenous tissue that is transplanted to restore form and function after amputation or tissue loss. Rat limb VCA has emerged as a robust translational model to study the pathophysiology of these transplants. However, these models have predominately focused on hindlimb VCAs which does not translate anatomically to upper extremity transplantation, whereas the majority of clinical VCAs are upper extremity and hand transplants. This work details our optimization of rat forelimb VCA procurement and sub-normothermic machine perfusion (SNMP) protocols, with results in comparison to hindlimb perfusion with the same perfusion modality. Results indicate that compared to hindlimbs, rat forelimbs on machine perfusion mandate lower flow rates and higher acceptable maximum pressures. Additionally, low-flow forelimbs have less cellular damage than high-flow forelimbs based on oxygen uptake, edema, potassium levels, and histology through 2 hours of machine perfusion. These results are expected to inform future upper extremity VCA preservation studies.
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