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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
Pediatric liver transplantation is successful but donor scarcity is a major limitation. We are studying hepatocyte transplantation as an alternative to provide functional hepatic replacement. This report details the study of rat liver perfusion for optimal harvest of hepatocytes and cell implantation. We performed 128 rat liver perfusions using a technique modified from the two-step enzymatic perfusion described by Seglen. We examined variations in the perfusion, rate, time, antegrade versus retrograde, pulsatile versus continuous flow, temperature, collagenase type, and variables of buffer composition. We have found optimal cell yield and viability under the following conditions: in situ perfusion, continuous flow at 25 cc/min, retrograde perfusion via the inferior vena cava, water bath temperature 38 degrees C, Boerhinger-Mannheim collagenase using a nonoxygenated HEPES based perfusion buffer, pH 7.4, for the initial perfusion and the same buffer with 4.8 mmol/L CaCl2 for the collagenase perfusion. These conditions consistently generate cell harvests of 500 to 700 x 10(5) cells/g of liver tissue with cell viability between 85% and 95%.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-3468
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
140-4; discussion 144-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Studies in rat liver perfusion for optimal harvest of hepatocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't