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ArticleOrgan medicine2025

Optimization of Liver Graft Function Using the CEPT Cocktail (Chroman-1, Emricasan, Polyamine, and Trans-ISRIB) in a Simulated Transplant Model.

Anil Kharga, Huyun Chen, McLean S Taggart, Mohammadreza Mojoudi, Antonia T Dinicu, Ozge S Ozgur, James F Markmann

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7 authors.

Anil KhargaCenter for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Huyun ChenCenter for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
McLean S TaggartCenter for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Mohammadreza MojoudiCenter for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Antonia T DinicuCenter for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Ozge S OzgurCenter for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
James F MarkmannTransplant Surgery, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Funding

High subzero preservation of liver for transplantationR01DK114506 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI TONER, MEHMET, UYGUN, KORKUT · 2017 to 2025
$4.4M
Metabolic Modeling for Cadaveric Organ ResuscitationR01DK096075 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI UYGUN, KORKUT, YEH, HEIDI · 2012 to 2022
$3.9M
Genetic-engineered control of the immunogeneic state of vascular composite allografts during preservationR01EB028782 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Biju Parekkadan, Korkut Uygun · 2021 to 2026
$3.1M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB028782NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK096075NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114506
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The number of patients in need of a liver transplant far exceeds the supply of available organs. This imbalance could be dramatically reduced should the donor organ pool be expanded by rendering marginal cases transplantable rather than discarded. The poly-pharmacological drug cocktail CEPT (Chroman-1, Emricasan, Polyamine, and Trans-ISRIB [integrated stress inhibitor]) has been found to improve the in-vitro viability of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) following cryopreservation. It is worth exploring CEPT's ability to inhibit various apoptotic pathways and preserve cellular function for potentially mitigating warm ischemic stress of the anhepatic phase of graft implantation and promoting more rapid graft recovery following reperfusion with continuous treatment. Methods: Rat livers without warm ischemia and CEPT supplementation are the healthy control: fresh group ( Results: Livers treated with CEPT during warm ischemia and subsequent reperfusion have improved hepatocellular function as indicated by increased oxygen utilization, stable pH, and improved cholangiocyte function, indicated by the increased hourly rate of bile production. Furthermore, resistance, an endothelial injury marker, and caspase 3/7, an apoptotic marker, were lower. Conclusion: To improve the utilization of available donor livers, different stages of the organ transplantation process can be optimized. The anhepatic phase, which includes the period from the removal of the native liver from the recipient to the reperfusion of the donor's graft liver through the portal vein during graft implantation, can be targeted using CEPT for mitigating warm ischemia-induced injury that occurs during vascular anastomosis.

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Anhepatic phaseCEPTDrug InterventionGraft ImplantationIschemic Reperfusion InjuryNormothermic Machine PerfusionOrgan preservationOrgan recoveryTransplant Simulation

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PMCPMC13292867

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