Graft failure and extrahepatic organ complications, which frequently develop after transplantation, may be related to inflammatory mediators stimulated by endotoxin (ET). The role of @entity5694 after liver transplantation is controversial and may depend upon differences in the ET assay method used in the various contradicting studies. While the standard Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) is reactive for ET and beta-glucan, a novel turbidimetric assay method enables separate determinations of ET and beta-glucan. @entity235 undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation were divided into two groups. In Group I (n = 6) the grafts were transplanted immediately and in Group II (n = 6) grafts were preserved for 48 h in University of Wisconsin (UW) solution. Animals received cyclosporine immunosuppression and were followed for 14 days. Daily measurements of @entity492 aminotransferase (AST), @entity493 aminotransferase (ALT), and @entity880 dehydrogenase (LDH) were performed. Samples for ET and beta-glucan measurement were collected serially and processed using the turbidimetric assay method. While no graft failure was seen in Group I, three of six Group II animals died from graft failure within 1 day after transplantation. Preservation and reperfusion injury was much more severe in the Group II grafts than in Group I grafts. While @entity5694 could not be detected, postoperative beta-glucan levels (undetectable pretransplant) were seen in both groups. Beta-glucan levels were much higher in Group II grafts than in Group I grafts, and correlated with the severity of @entity409 . In conclusion, this study shows that beta-glucan, instead of ET, appears during the early posttransplant period. We believe that posttransplant elevation of beta-glucan is related to @entity409 , especially endothelial damage by preservation and reperfusion.

Beta-glucan reflects liver injury after preservation and transplantation in XXXX .

@entity5694 :: ('MESH:D019446', 'Disease') :: ['endotoxemia'] @entity235 :: ('9615', 'Species') :: ['Beagle dogs'] @entity409 :: ('MESH:D008107', 'Disease') :: ['liver damage'] @entity492 :: ('CHEBI:29995', 'Chemical') :: ['aspartate'] @entity880 :: ('MESH:D019344', 'Chemical') :: ['lactate'] @entity493 :: ('CHEBI:16449', 'Chemical') :: ['alanine']
@entity235 :: (9615,Species) :: ['dogs']
