Key result
Storage at 10°C with 10 mm Hg room-air inflation optimizes donor lung preservation.
Why the study?
Optimal physical conditions for lung graft storage with Euro-Collins solution in a rat lung transplant model were not established to preserve vascular homeostasis post-transplantation.
What are the optimal physical conditions for lung graft storage with Euro-Collins solution in a rat orthotopic lung transplant model?
What are the optimal physical conditions for lung graft storage with Euro-Collins solution in a rat orthotopic lung transplant model?
In a rat lung transplant model, optimal lung storage conditions with Euro-Collins solution are 10 degrees C, 10 mm Hg inflation pressure, and room air.
BACKGROUND: Lung preservation disrupts normal vascular homeostasis, resulting in increased permeability, vasoconstriction, and endothelial cell adhesion for neutrophils. We hypothesized that a storage strategy that best preserves post-lung transplantation (LTX) vascular homeostasis might be organ and species specific. Because of the potential utility of a rat LTX model for developing improved lung preservation strategies, we have attempted to identify the optimal physical conditions for rat lung graft storage. METHODS AND RESULTS: Conditions that were tested included harvest inflation pressure (0, 10, or 20 mm Hg), inflation gas composition (100% N(2), room air, or 100% O(2)), and storage temperature (4 degrees, 10 degrees, or 15 degrees C). Modified Euro-Collins solution served as the base preservation solution for all experiments, with a preservation duration of 4 to 6 hours. Arterial oxygenation (PaO(2), mm Hg), pulmonary vascular resistance (mm Hg/mL per minute), recipient survival (%), and graft neutrophil infiltration (DeltaAbs(460 nm)/min) were measured 30 minutes after transplantation of the left lung and exclusion of the right lung from the circulation. All tested conditions significantly affect post-LTX vascular homeostasis. Inflation at 10 mm Hg pressure preserved lungs significantly better than did other pressures. There was a tendency for room air to improve all measured variables compared with 100% N(2) or 100% O(2) and a significant improvement in recipient survival with room air storage. Of the 3 storage temperatures investigated, 10 degrees C storage provided the best preservation in terms of PaO(2), graft neutrophil infiltration, and survival. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that storage at 10 degrees C, 10 mm Hg inflation pressure, with room air establishes optimal lung storage conditions with Euro-Collins solution in this rat LTX model. These data suggest that these conditions should be used to evaluate new and potentially improved preservation strategies.
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Kayano et al. (1999) studied Lung transplantation. Storage at 10 degrees C, 10 mm Hg inflation pressure, with room air vs. Other pressures (0, 20 mm Hg), gases (100% N2, 100% O2), and temperatures (4, 15 degrees C) was evaluated on Arterial oxygenation, pulmonary vascular resistance, recipient survival, and graft neutrophil infiltration. In a rat lung transplant model, storage at 10 degrees C, 10 mm Hg inflation pressure, with room air established optimal lung storage conditions with Euro-Collins solution.
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