Open AccessGlycine ameliorates lung reperfusion injury after cold preservation in an ex vivo rat lung model
Author(s) -
Mitsugu Omasa,
Tatsuo Fukuse,
Shinya Toyokuni,
Yoichi Mizutani,
Hiroshi Yoshida,
Kazuyuki Ikeyama,
Seiki Hasegawa,
Hiromi Wada
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000053200.98125.14
Subject(s) - oxidative stress , ex vivo , apoptosis , reperfusion injury , terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase , viaspan , lung , in vivo , chemistry , tunel assay , pharmacology , andrology , ischemia , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biology , medicine , in vitro
The role of glycine has not been investigated in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury after cold preservation. Furthermore, the role of apoptosis after reperfusion following cold preservation has not been fully understood.