Amifostine enhances the antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of UW and HTK preservation solutions

Akbulut, AHMET; Sevmis, Sinasi; Karakayali, Hamdi; Bayraktar, Nilüfer; Unlukaplan, Muge; Oksuz, Ergun; Dagdeviren, Atilla

doi:10.3748/wjg.v20.i34.12292

Amifostine enhances the antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of UW and HTK preservation solutions

Akbulut S., Sevmis S., Karakayali H., Bayraktar N., Unlukaplan M., Oksuz E., ...More

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.20, no.34, pp.12292-12300, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 20 Issue: 34
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i34.12292
Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.12292-12300
Keywords: Liver, Transplantation, Preservation solutions, Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate, University of Wisconsin, Antioxidant, Amifostine, HISTIDINE-TRYPTOPHAN-KETOGLUTARATE, UNIVERSITY-OF-WISCONSIN, NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE, LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION, DONOR LIVER, LIVING-DONOR, GRAFT, INJURY, APOPTOSIS
Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To investigate whether amifostine contributes to the antioxidant and cytoprotective effects of histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) and University of Wisconsin (UW) preservation solutions.