Open AccessLive Confocal Imaging as a Novel Tool to Assess Liver Quality: Insights From a Murine Model
Author(s) -
Benno Cardini,
Margot Fodor,
Martin Hermann,
Verena Wieser,
Theresa Hautz,
Vanessa Mellitzer,
H. G. Schwelberger,
Thomas Resch,
Annemarie Weißenbacher,
Christian Margreiter,
Bettina Zelger,
Herbert Tilg,
Dietmar Öfner,
Stefan Schneeberger,
Jakob Troppmair,
Manuel Maglione,
Rupert Oberhuber
Publication year - 2020
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/tp.0000000000003405
Subject(s) - alanine transaminase , medicine , proinflammatory cytokine , fatty liver , pathology , staining , aspartate transaminase , ischemia , andrology , biology , inflammation , alkaline phosphatase , biochemistry , enzyme , disease
In an experimental murine liver clamping model, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of real-time confocal microscopy (RCM) in assessing viability of steatotic livers in comparison to standard assessment tools, including histopathological evaluation.