scholarly journals The Effect of Modified Biolasol Solution on the Efficacy of Storing Isolated Porcine Kidneys

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneta Ostróżka-Cieślik ◽  
Barbara Dolińska ◽  
Florian Ryszka

Biolasol is a newly developed solution for storing the liver, pancreas, kidneys, and heart by simple hypothermia. It exhibits high efficacy in maintaining structural and functional integrity of the graft prior to its transplantation. The solution was modified by the addition of ascorbic acid (0.088g/l) and ascorbic acid with prolactin (1 μg/l PRL + 0.088g/l vitamin C). The effectiveness of the obtained solutions in the protection of nephrons of isolated porcine kidneys was assessed based on the analysis of the activity of ALT (alanine aminotransferase), AST (aspartate aminotransferase), and LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) as well as lactate concentration determined in perfundates collected after 2 h (0′ and 30′ preservation) and 48 h (0′ and 30′ preservation) of graft storage. It has been found that the synergistic action of Biolasol components determines the integrity and stability of cell membranes, which in turn affects the proper functioning of the organ after transplantation. The addition of ascorbic acid and prolactin to Biolasol affects the maintenance of the normal cytoskeleton of the stored graft.

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-303
Author(s):  
K. A. Popov ◽  
I. Y. Tsymbalyuk ◽  
R. I. Sepiashvili ◽  
I. M. Bykov ◽  
E. S. Ustinova ◽  
...  

Relevance. Assessment of liver damage and functional state is one of the leading tasks of clinical and laboratory diagnostics. Traditionally used methods for determining the activity of a number of indicator enzymes in blood with relative organ-specificity, such as aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, sorbitol dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, and -glutamyl transferase, have low specificity for liver diseases. In this regard, the determination of the optimal marker of acute liver injury is an urgent problem. Aim. The purpose of the study is to determine the dynamics of changes in liver damage markers in rats at different periods of reperfusion after 20 minutes of ischemia in order to select the indicators that most informatively characterize the state of test-animals under conditions of correction of ischemia-reperfusion syndrome. Materials and methods: the study was performed on 120 white nonlinear male rats weighing 200250 grams. The animals were divided into 8 groups of 15 test-animals; all of them were simulated liver ischemia by clamping the analog of the hepatoduodenal ligament with a vascular clamp for 20 minutes. Then, blood was taken from different groups of rats at different reperfusion times 5, 15, 30, 60, 120, 180 minutes, 8 hours and a day. In the blood plasma of laboratory animals, the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), glutathione transferase (GST), and lactate concentration were determined. Results: the results obtained allowed us to characterize two main peaks of indicators: a 5-minute period after restoration of blood flow the maximum activity of glutathione transferase and lactate concentration, increased by 3.94.7 times; 60180 minutes of reperfusion is the peak of aminotransferase activity, a significant increase in the activity of which begins 60 minutes after the restoration of blood flow and reaches its maximum by the 3rd hour of reperfusion, and LDH, the peak of which is recorded already by the 60th minute of revascularization. At the same time, after 8 hours of reperfusion, an obvious tendency for a decrease in all studied parameters was determined, which ends a day after modeling ischemia with a decrease to the level of control values. Conclusion: the assessment of organ damage in the ischemic period and the anti-ischemic effect of metabolic drugs can be carried out with the determination of an increase in lactate concentration and glutathione transferase activity almost immediately after restoration of blood flow. The development of injuries during the reperfusion period is more expedient to assess by determining AST, ALT and LDH after a 3-hour period of blood flow restoration, at which time the maximum values of markers are recorded under the condition of 20-minute total liver ischemia.


2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneta Ostróżka-Cieślik ◽  
Barbara Dolińska ◽  
Florian Ryszka

Introduction: Biolasol is a solution developed in Poland for flushing the kidneys, liver, heart and pancreas by simple hypothermia method prior to transplantation. The solution supports the cellular integrity of grafts during ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI).The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the concentration of prolactin added to Biolasol on selected biochemical parameters of kidney injury.Materials and methods: Biolasol was modified by the addition of prolactin at 1 μg/L, 10 μg/L and 100 μg/L and by ascorbicacid at 0.5 mmol/L. After 2 h and 48 h of storage, the levels of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase enzymes, sodium and potassium concentrations, pH and osmolarity parameters were assessed in the perfusates.Results: The addition of prolactin to Biolasol significantly improves the biochemical parameters of grafts in the models of rinsing, perfusion and reperfusion of isolated porcine kidneys.Conclusions: The study indicates the nephroprotective role of Biolasol with the addition of vitamin C and prolactin at a 100 μg/L.


1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 3395-3404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Posádka ◽  
Lumír Macholán

An oxygen electrode of the Clark type, coated by a thin, active layer of chemically insolubilized ascorbate oxidase from squash peelings specifically detects by measuring oxygen uptake 10 to 400 μg of ascorbic acid in 3 ml of phosphate buffer. The record of current response to substrate addition lasts 1-2 min. The ascorbic acid values determined in various samples of fruit juices are in good agreement with the data obtained by titration and polarography. The suitable composition of the membrane and its lifetime and stability during long-term storage are described; optimal reaction conditions of vitamin C determination and the possibilities of interference of other compounds are also examined. Of the 35 phenols, aromatic amines and acids tested chlorogenic acid only can cause a positive error provided that the enzyme membrane has been prepared from ascorbate oxidase of high purity.


Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Alina Soceanu ◽  
Nicoleta Matei ◽  
Simona Dobrinas ◽  
Viorica Popescu

Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is a basic nutrient, a highly effective antioxidant, widely used as food additive. Therefore, quality control in food industry demands ascorbic acid determination methods. The purpose of this study was to determine vitamin C in natural orange juices by spectrometric and voltammetric methods. Another goal was to determine the kinetic and thermodynamics activation parameters for ascorbic acid degradation in orange juices over time and at different temperatures. It was observed that during storage, ascorbic acid concentrations in orange juices were gradually decreased with time at a rate depending on storage temperature and type of orange juice. The reaction order was determined through integrated graphical analysis where the dependences of ln ct/c0 as a function of time reveals the high values for R2, indicating that the kinetics of the degradation of AA follows first order reaction at both studied temperatures. For studied samples the loss of ascorbic acid was varied between 4.33% and 9.13%. Enthalpy variation (ΔH) and entropy variation (ΔS) of activation process were obtained from the Eyring–Polany model based on transition state theory. The values of activation energy ranged between 7289.24 kJmol−1 and 15689.54 kJmol−1.


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