Abstract
Background.: The shortage of pediatric heart donors often necessitates considerable travel time and, as a result, prolonged donor heart ischemia. This excessive hypothermic storage may contribute markedly to myocardial dysfunction in the recipient. Methods.: We investigated the role of leukocyte-endothelial interactions in this dysfunction in an isolated, immature (mean age, 11.8 ± 1.6 days) swine heart model using a monoclonal antibody against a leukocyte adhesion molecule. We studied a total of 20 hearts subjected to 6 hours of cardioplegic arrest at 4°C. Group M1/70 (n = 6) received at reperfusion 15 μg/mL of a monoclonal antibody F(ab′)2 fragment to CD11b, the α-subunit of the leukocyte adhesion molecule Mac-1. Group MB10.6 (n = 8) received 15 μg/mL of the swine unreactive F(ab′)2 MB10.6, and the third group received saline vehicle. Results.: Administration of M1/70 resulted in improved postischemic recovery of ventricular function compared with the two control groups (p < 0.05). Conclusions.: These data implicate leukocyte-endothelial interactions mediated by the leukocyte adhesion molecule CD11b in myocardial dysfunction after long-term hypothermic ischemia. Specific antiadhesion strategies such as this may safely extend storage time for pediatric donor hearts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1238-1244 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine