Abstract
Abstract In the present study, levels of free oxygen radicals, generated in the very early period of re-perfusion during human kidney transplantation, were assessed by determination of malondialdehyde (MDA) levels using a high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. Renal blood samples were obtained during reperfusion by in-traoperative cannulation of the renal vein. Simultaneously, systemic MDA levels were determined. Furthermore, local and systemic levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptors, p55 and p75, and vitamin E were measured. In a second group of patients, 500 mg of ascorbic acid were given prior to reperfusion. Renal MDA levels in the control group were always higher compared to systemic levels. IL-6 showed a marked increase shortly after reperfusion in the renal blood. In the scavenger group there was a diminution of these effects. TNF receptor levels and vitamin E remained largely unchanged. The results of this pilot study demonstrated clinically the moderate production of reactive oxygen species and the liberation of IL-6 shortly after reperfusion of human transplanted kidneys. Furthermore, the modulating effect of a radical scavenger on these effects was shown.
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