Lung Preservation 
Study of LPDG solution in Sequential Bilateral Canine Lung Allotranplantation

Lung Preservation Study of LPDG solution in Sequential Bilateral Canine Lung Allotranplantation

연속 양측 폐이식 실험견에서 LPDG용액을 이용한 폐보존 효과연구

박창권; 유영선; 권건영; 전석길; 김정식

Abstract

Background: As lung transplantation has recently become successful; the shortage of suitable donor organs has become urgent problems. The current tolerable ischemic time has been accepted until 10 hours. Improvements in lung preservation would increase the number of suitable donor lungs by permitting lung harvest from longer distances; and by promoting the sharing of the two donor lungs between different centers. We prepared LPDG (low potassium dextran glucose)solution for lung preservation study. In this study we examined the efficacy of LPDG solution in 24-hour lung preservation by using of a sequential bilateral canine lung allotransplant model. Method: Seven bilateral lung transplant procedures were performed using weight-matched pairs(23 to 26 kg) of adult mongrel dogs. The donor lungs were flushed with LPDG solution and maintained hyperinflated with 100% oxygen at 10℃ for a planned ischemic time of 24 hours for the lung implanted first. After sequential bilateral lung transplantation; dogs were maintained on a ventilator for 3 hours: arterial oxygen tension; pulmonary arterial pressure; and pulmonary vascular resistance were determined in the recipients hourly after bilateral reperfusion and compared with pretransplant-recipient values; which used as controls. After 2 hours of reperfusion; the chest X-ray; computed tomogram and lung perfusion scan were performed for assessment of early graft lung function. And pathological examinations for ultrastructural findings of alveolar structure and endothe-lial structure of pulmonary artery were performed.
Results
Five dogs of seven experiments had successfully finished the whole assess-ments after bilateral reperfusion for three hours. Arterial oxygen tension in the recipients was markedly decreased in immediate reperfusion period but gradually recovered after reperfusion for three hours. The pulmonary arterial pressureand pulmonary vascular re-sistance showed singificant elevation (p<0.05 versus control values) but also recovered after reperfusion for three hours (p<0.05 versus immediate period value). The ultrastruc-tural findings of alveolar structure and endothelial structure of pulmonary artery showed reversible mild injury in 24 hours of lung preservation and reperfusion.
Conclusions
The present study suggests that LPDG solution provide excellent preser-vation and transplanted lung function after 24 hours of preservation in a canine model in which the dog is completely dependent on the fuction of transplanted lung.

Key Words: Sequential bilateral lung transplantation lung preservation, LPDG