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The influence of warm ischemia on the metabolism of prostaglandins was investigated using a pig liver transplantation model employing the temporary portal arterialization technique. Eighteen pigs were divided into three groups according to warm ischemia time: 0 min (group I,n=6), 30 min (group II,n=6), and 60 min (group III,n=6). During portal arterialization, the hepatic venous prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) level in group III (3356.0±1011.8pg/ml) was significantly higher than that in group I (831.7±182.1pg/ml;P=0.0285). The hepatic venous PGE2 levels were significantly higher than the arterial counterparts in all groups both at the beginning and during portal arterialization. At 60 min after portal revascularization, the arterial PGE2 level in group III (886.7±268.0pg/ml) was significantly higher than that in groups I (99.0±18.6 pg/ml;P=0.0116) and II (204.2±65.4pg/ml;P=0.0282). Neither thromboxane B2 (TXB2) nor 6-keto PGF1α showed any significant differences. In conclusion, the intra-operative changes of PGE2 thus reflected the degree of warm ischemic damage, and PGE2 could also be released from the graft. On the other hand, the increased levels of TXB2 and 6-keto PGF1α were throught to have an extrahepatic origin.
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Isai, H., Kimura, J., Ito, K. et al. Metabolism of prostaglandins in porcine liver transplantation with a graft harvested after 30- and 60-minute warm ischemia. Surg Today 28, 746–752 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02484623
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