TY - JOUR
T1 - Ischemia and reperfusion injury in liver transplantation
AU - Kupiec-Weglinski, J. W.
AU - Busuttil, R. W.
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a multifactorial process detrimental to liver graft function. An understanding of the mechanisms involved in I/R injury is essential for the design of therapeutic strategies to improve the outcome of liver transplantation. The generation of reactive oxygen species subsequent to reoxygenation inflicts tissue damage and initiates a cellular cascade leading to inflammation, cell death, and ultimate organ failure. The accruing evidence suggests that Kupffer cells and T cells mediate the activation of neutrophil inflammatory responses. Activated neutrophils infiltrate the injured liver in parallel with increased expression of adhesion molecules on endothelial cells. The heme oxygenase (HO) system is among the most critical of the cytoprotective mechanisms activated during the cellular stress, exerting anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory functions, modulating the cell cycle, and maintaining the microcirculation. The activation of toll-like receptors (TLR) on Kupffer cells may provide the triggering signal for pro-inflammatory responses in the I/R injury sequence. Indeed, dissecting TLR downstream signaling pathways plays a fundamental role in exploring novel therapeutic strategies based on the concept that hepatic I/R injury represents a case for host "innate" immunity.
AB - Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a multifactorial process detrimental to liver graft function. An understanding of the mechanisms involved in I/R injury is essential for the design of therapeutic strategies to improve the outcome of liver transplantation. The generation of reactive oxygen species subsequent to reoxygenation inflicts tissue damage and initiates a cellular cascade leading to inflammation, cell death, and ultimate organ failure. The accruing evidence suggests that Kupffer cells and T cells mediate the activation of neutrophil inflammatory responses. Activated neutrophils infiltrate the injured liver in parallel with increased expression of adhesion molecules on endothelial cells. The heme oxygenase (HO) system is among the most critical of the cytoprotective mechanisms activated during the cellular stress, exerting anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory functions, modulating the cell cycle, and maintaining the microcirculation. The activation of toll-like receptors (TLR) on Kupffer cells may provide the triggering signal for pro-inflammatory responses in the I/R injury sequence. Indeed, dissecting TLR downstream signaling pathways plays a fundamental role in exploring novel therapeutic strategies based on the concept that hepatic I/R injury represents a case for host "innate" immunity.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.03.134
DO - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.03.134
M3 - Article
C2 - 15919422
AN - SCOPUS:20344379953
SN - 0041-1345
VL - 37
SP - 1653
EP - 1656
JO - Transplantation Proceedings
JF - Transplantation Proceedings
IS - 4
ER -