The acceptable duration of donor warm ischemia time (DWIT) after cardiocirculatory death (DCD) is still debated. We analyzed the biomolecular profile and function during ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) of DCD lungs and their correlation with lung transplantation (LuTx) outcomes. Donor data, procurement times, recipient outcomes, and graft function up to 1 year after LuTx were collected. During EVLP, the parameters of graft function and metabolism, perfusate samples to quantify inflammation, glycocalyx breakdown products, coagulation, and endothelial activation markers were obtained. Data were compared to a cohort of extended-criteria donors after brain death (EC-DBD). Eight DBD and seven DCD grafts transplanted after EVLP were analyzed. DCD's DWIT was 201 [188;247] minutes. Donors differed only regarding the duration of mechanical ventilation that was longer in the EC-DBD group. No difference was observed in lung graft function during EVLP. At reperfusion, "wash-out" of inflammatory cells and microthrombi was predominant in DCD grafts. Perfusate biomolecular profile demonstrated marked endothelial activation, characterized by the presence of inflammatory mediators and glycocalyx breakdown products both in DCD and EC-DBD grafts. Early graft function after LuTx was similar between DCD and EC-DBD. DCD lungs exposed to prolonged DWIT represent a potential resource for donation if properly preserved and evaluated.

Lung Biomolecular Profile and Function of Grafts from Donors after Cardiocirculatory Death with Prolonged Donor Warm Ischemia Time / F. Gori, J. Fumagalli, C. Lonati, A. Carlin, P. Leonardi, O. Biancolilli, A. Rossetti, I. Righi, D. Tosi, A. Palleschi, L. Rosso, L.C. Morlacchi, F. Blasi, L. Vivona, G. Florio, V. Scaravilli, F. Valenza, A. Zanella, G. Grasselli. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 11:11(2022 May 29), pp. 3066.1-3066.16. [10.3390/jcm11113066]

Lung Biomolecular Profile and Function of Grafts from Donors after Cardiocirculatory Death with Prolonged Donor Warm Ischemia Time

C. Lonati
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A. Carlin;A. Palleschi;L. Rosso;F. Blasi;L. Vivona;V. Scaravilli;F. Valenza;A. Zanella
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G. Grasselli
Ultimo
2022

Abstract

The acceptable duration of donor warm ischemia time (DWIT) after cardiocirculatory death (DCD) is still debated. We analyzed the biomolecular profile and function during ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) of DCD lungs and their correlation with lung transplantation (LuTx) outcomes. Donor data, procurement times, recipient outcomes, and graft function up to 1 year after LuTx were collected. During EVLP, the parameters of graft function and metabolism, perfusate samples to quantify inflammation, glycocalyx breakdown products, coagulation, and endothelial activation markers were obtained. Data were compared to a cohort of extended-criteria donors after brain death (EC-DBD). Eight DBD and seven DCD grafts transplanted after EVLP were analyzed. DCD's DWIT was 201 [188;247] minutes. Donors differed only regarding the duration of mechanical ventilation that was longer in the EC-DBD group. No difference was observed in lung graft function during EVLP. At reperfusion, "wash-out" of inflammatory cells and microthrombi was predominant in DCD grafts. Perfusate biomolecular profile demonstrated marked endothelial activation, characterized by the presence of inflammatory mediators and glycocalyx breakdown products both in DCD and EC-DBD grafts. Early graft function after LuTx was similar between DCD and EC-DBD. DCD lungs exposed to prolonged DWIT represent a potential resource for donation if properly preserved and evaluated.
coagulation; ex vivo lung perfusion; glycocalyx; inflammasome; lung transplantation
Settore MED/21 - Chirurgia Toracica
Settore MED/41 - Anestesiologia
Settore MED/10 - Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio
29-mag-2022
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