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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
We evaluated the changes in the levels of released cytokines following heat preconditioning of the livers used in rat liver transplantation. The donor rats in the heat preconditioning (HP) group were subjected to heat preconditioning 48 h before graft harvesting. The liver isografts were preserved in Euro-Collins solution for 8 h, and then transplanted orthotopically. The one-week survival rate of the HP group was significantly better than that of the control (C) group. The serum levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 were significantly lower in the HP group than in the C group. Histological staining revealed that the stagnation of red blood cells and infiltration of neutrocytes were reduced in the HP group. The expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 was decreased around the central vein in the HP group, as revealed by immunohistochemistry. These results indicate that heat preconditioning downregulates cytokine release and reduces the frequency of microcirculation disorders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0163-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1823-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Downregulation of cytokine release by heat preconditioning of livers used for transplantation in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Surgery, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan. watanajo@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article