Cell Death in Human Lung Transplantation: Apoptosis Inductio... : Annals of Surgery Cell Death
in Human Lung Transplantation: Apoptosis Induction in Human Lungs During Ischemia and …

Given the relative scarcity of suitable donors and the widespread application of cardiac and
pulmonary transplantation, it is imperative that a heart and two lungs be extracted from each …

Primary graft dysfunction is the end result of a series of donor lung injuries before and after
the declaration of brain death and during the transplant process, as well as in the recipient …

The function of six porcine left lung allografts was studied after pulmonary (140 mL/kg) and
bronchial (50 mL/kg) artery perfusion with Perfadex (Kabi Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden) at …

Moving rapidly from science fiction to science fact, cryopreservation is an integral part of
many research, development, and production processes in industry and academia. The …

We examined the hypothesis that the degree of inflation of the lungs at the time of harvest
may have an important role in postpreservation function. Lungs of donor dogs randomly …

Background Donor lung procurement and preservation is critical for lung transplantation
success. Unfortunately, the large variability in techniques impacts organ utilization rates and …

BACKGROUND.: The complications of preserving lungs for transplantation are well known,
with successful transplantation only being assured by preservation times of 5 to 6 hours or …

Heart and lung transplantation have become standard therapy for many patients with end‐
stage heart and lung disease. Successful transplantation requires preservation of allografts …

BACKGROUND:: Ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury of the lung involves increased pulmonary
vascular resistance. Prostaglandins are thought to have a beneficial effect in lung …