Título : | Genetically-Engineered Pig-to-Baboon Liver Xenotransplantation: Histopathology of Xenografts and Native Organs |
Autor : | Echeverri Junca, Gabriel Jaime |
Fecha de publicación : | 11-ene-2012 |
Editorial : | Public Library of Science |
Palabras clave : | Ciencias socio biomédicas Medical sciences Ingeniería genética Trasplante hepatico biopsias |
Resumen : | Orthotopic liver transplantation was carried out in baboons using wild-type (WT, n = 1) or genetically-engineered pigs (a1,3-
galactosyltransferase gene-knockout, GTKO), n = 1; GTKO pigs transgenic for human CD46, n = 7) and a clinically-acceptable
immunosuppressive regimen. Biopsies were obtained from the WT pig liver pre-Tx and at 30 min, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 h posttransplantation.
Biopsies of genetically-engineered livers were obtained pre-Tx, 2 h after reperfusion and at necropsy (4–7
days after transplantation). Tissues were examined by light, confocal, and electron microscopy. All major native organs were
also examined. The WT pig liver underwent hyperacute rejection. After genetically-engineered pig liver transplantation,
hyperacute rejection did not occur. Survival was limited to 4–7 days due to repeated spontaneous bleeding in the liver and
native organs (as a result of profound thrombocytopenia) which necessitated euthanasia. At 2 h, graft histology was largely
normal. At necropsy, genetically-engineered pig livers showed hemorrhagic necrosis, platelet aggregation, platelet-fibrin
thrombi, monocyte/macrophage margination mainly in liver sinusoids, and vascular endothelial cell hypertrophy, confirmed
by confocal and electron microscopy. Immunohistochemistry showed minimal deposition of IgM, and almost absence of
IgG, C3, C4d, C5b-9, and of a cellular infiltrate, suggesting that neither antibody- nor cell-mediated rejection played a major
role. |
URI : | http://hdl.handle.net/10906/80893 |
ISSN : | 1932-6203 |
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DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029720 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Nuevo conocimiento - BIO
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