Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
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Exp Clin Transplant · Feb 2013
Ischemic postconditioning reduces ischemic reperfusion injury of non-heart-beating donor grafts in a rat lung transplant.
This study was designed to see if ischemic postconditioning could attenuate ischemic reperfusion injury of transplanted lungs recovered from non-heart-beating donors. ⋯ Ischemic postconditioning can reduce ischemic reperfusion injury of lungs recovered from non-heart-beating donors and preserve lung function by reducing reactive oxygen species and inhibiting apoptosis and inflammation.