Patent ID: 7888318

Claim:
A method for preparing an organ by perfusion prior to transplantation or storage of the organ comprising: providing a preparation to ameliorate ischemic reperfusion injury; and perfusing an organ prior to transplantation or storage of the organ, wherein the preparation comprises: i) a soluble polypeptide that has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or ii) a soluble polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acids 2-197 and 199-215 of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the soluble polypeptide is conjugated to myristoyl; and wherein perfusion comprises a non-reducing flush storage solution, wherein the flush storage solution is a perfusion solution; that comprises potassium citrate, sodium citrate, mannitol, and magnesium sulphate; and wherein the preparation maintains the complement inhibitor activity of the soluble polypeptide.