Optimized partial freezing protocol enables 10-day storage of rat livers.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
25 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 14 06 2024
accepted: 16 10 2024
medline: 25 10 2024
pubmed: 25 10 2024
entrez: 25 10 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Preserving organs at subzero temperatures with halted metabolic activity holds the potential to prolong preservation and expand the donor organ pool for transplant. Our group recently introduced partial freezing, a novel approach in high-subzero storage at -15 °C, enabling 5-day storage of rodent livers through precise control over ice nucleation and unfrozen fraction. However, increased vascular resistance and tissue edema suggested a need for improvements to extend viable preservation. Here, we describe an optimized partial freezing protocol with key optimizations, including an increased concentration of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to enhance membrane stability while minimizing shear stress during cryoprotectant unloading with an acclimation period and a maintained osmotic balance through an increase in bovine serum albumin (BSA). These approaches ensured the viability during preservation and recovery processes, promoting liver function and ensuring optimal preservation. This was evidenced by increased oxygen consumption, decreased vascular resistance, and edema. Ultimately, we show that using the optimized protocol, livers can be stored for 10 days with comparable vascular resistance and lactate levels to 5 days, outperforming the viability of time-matched static cold stored (SCS) livers as the current gold standard. This study represents a significant advancement in expanding organ availability through prolonged preservation, thereby revolutionizing transplant medicine.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39448774
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-76674-6
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-76674-6
doi:

Substances chimiques

Cryoprotective Agents 0
Polyethylene Glycols 3WJQ0SDW1A
Serum Albumin, Bovine 27432CM55Q

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

25260

Subventions

Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01DK096075
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01DK114506
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : K99/R00 HL1431149
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01DK096075
Pays : United States
Organisme : Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
ID : SNSF PZ00P3-185927

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Ozge Sila Ozgur (OS)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.

Mclean Taggart (M)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.

Mohammedreza Mojoudi (M)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.

Casie Pendexter (C)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.

Irina Filz von Reiterdank (I)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.

Anil Kharga (A)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Heidi Yeh (H)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Mehmet Toner (M)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.

Alban Longchamp (A)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Shannon N Tessier (SN)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. SNTESSIER@mgh.harvard.edu.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA. SNTESSIER@mgh.harvard.edu.

Korkut Uygun (K)

Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. KUYGUN@mgh.harvard.edu.
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA. KUYGUN@mgh.harvard.edu.

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