Hyperbranched polyglycerol as a colloid in cold organ preservation solutions.
Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) is a common colloid in organ preservation solutions, such as in University of Wisconsin (UW) solution, for preventing graft interstitial edema and cell swelling during cold preservation of donor organs. However, HES has undesirable characteristics, such as high viscosity, c...
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| author | Sihai Gao Qiunong Guan Irina Chafeeva Donald E Brooks Christopher Y C Nguan Jayachandran N Kizhakkedathu Caigan Du |
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| description | Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) is a common colloid in organ preservation solutions, such as in University of Wisconsin (UW) solution, for preventing graft interstitial edema and cell swelling during cold preservation of donor organs. However, HES has undesirable characteristics, such as high viscosity, causing kidney injury and aggregation of erythrocytes. Hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) is a branched compact polymer that has low intrinsic viscosity. This study investigated HPG (MW-0.5 to 119 kDa) as a potential alternative to HES for cold organ preservation. HPG was synthesized by ring-opening multibranching polymerization of glycidol. Both rat myocardiocytes and human endothelial cells were used as an in vitro model, and heart transplantation in mice as an in vivo model. Tissue damage or cell death was determined by both biochemical and histological analysis. HPG polymers were more compact with relatively low polydispersity index than HES in UW solution. Cold preservation of mouse hearts ex vivo in HPG solutions reduced organ damage in comparison to those in HES-based UW solution. Both size and concentration of HPGs contributed to the protection of the donor organs; 1 kDa HPG at 3 wt% solution was superior to HES-based UW solution and other HPGs. Heart transplants preserved with HPG solution (1 kDa, 3%) as compared with those with UW solution had a better functional recovery, less tissue injury and neutrophil infiltration in syngeneic recipients, and survived longer in allogeneic recipients. In cultured myocardiocytes or endothelial cells, significantly more cells survived after cold preservation with the HPG solution than those with the UW solution, which was positively correlated with the maintenance of intracellular adenosine triphosphate and cell membrane fluidity. In conclusion, HPG solution significantly enhanced the protection of hearts or cells during cold storage, suggesting that HPG is a promising colloid for the cold storage of donor organs and cells in transplantation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b928abbc14e74a78aad6c23392abf3ad2022-12-21T18:28:24ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01102e011659510.1371/journal.pone.0116595Hyperbranched polyglycerol as a colloid in cold organ preservation solutions.Sihai GaoQiunong GuanIrina ChafeevaDonald E BrooksChristopher Y C NguanJayachandran N KizhakkedathuCaigan DuHydroxyethyl starch (HES) is a common colloid in organ preservation solutions, such as in University of Wisconsin (UW) solution, for preventing graft interstitial edema and cell swelling during cold preservation of donor organs. However, HES has undesirable characteristics, such as high viscosity, causing kidney injury and aggregation of erythrocytes. Hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) is a branched compact polymer that has low intrinsic viscosity. This study investigated HPG (MW-0.5 to 119 kDa) as a potential alternative to HES for cold organ preservation. HPG was synthesized by ring-opening multibranching polymerization of glycidol. Both rat myocardiocytes and human endothelial cells were used as an in vitro model, and heart transplantation in mice as an in vivo model. Tissue damage or cell death was determined by both biochemical and histological analysis. HPG polymers were more compact with relatively low polydispersity index than HES in UW solution. Cold preservation of mouse hearts ex vivo in HPG solutions reduced organ damage in comparison to those in HES-based UW solution. Both size and concentration of HPGs contributed to the protection of the donor organs; 1 kDa HPG at 3 wt% solution was superior to HES-based UW solution and other HPGs. Heart transplants preserved with HPG solution (1 kDa, 3%) as compared with those with UW solution had a better functional recovery, less tissue injury and neutrophil infiltration in syngeneic recipients, and survived longer in allogeneic recipients. In cultured myocardiocytes or endothelial cells, significantly more cells survived after cold preservation with the HPG solution than those with the UW solution, which was positively correlated with the maintenance of intracellular adenosine triphosphate and cell membrane fluidity. In conclusion, HPG solution significantly enhanced the protection of hearts or cells during cold storage, suggesting that HPG is a promising colloid for the cold storage of donor organs and cells in transplantation.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338306?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Sihai Gao Qiunong Guan Irina Chafeeva Donald E Brooks Christopher Y C Nguan Jayachandran N Kizhakkedathu Caigan Du Hyperbranched polyglycerol as a colloid in cold organ preservation solutions. PLoS ONE |
| title | Hyperbranched polyglycerol as a colloid in cold organ preservation solutions. |
| title_full | Hyperbranched polyglycerol as a colloid in cold organ preservation solutions. |
| title_fullStr | Hyperbranched polyglycerol as a colloid in cold organ preservation solutions. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hyperbranched polyglycerol as a colloid in cold organ preservation solutions. |
| title_short | Hyperbranched polyglycerol as a colloid in cold organ preservation solutions. |
| title_sort | hyperbranched polyglycerol as a colloid in cold organ preservation solutions |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338306?pdf=render |
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