IL-1β in bronchial lavage fluid is a non-invasive marker that predicts the viability of the pulmonary graft from the non-heart-beating donor
FR Rega, BM Vanaudenaerde, WA Wuyts… - The Journal of heart and …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Viability testing of the pulmonary graft retrieved from the non-heart-beating
donor (NHBD) is mandatory for successful outcome after lung transplantation. Functional
assessment by ex vivo reperfusion, however, remains a cumbersome procedure. In this
study, therefore, we wanted to investigate the possible value of the proinflammatory
cytokines interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) measured in bronchial
lavage fluid (BLF) in predicting functional outcome of the pulmonary graft after reperfusion …
donor (NHBD) is mandatory for successful outcome after lung transplantation. Functional
assessment by ex vivo reperfusion, however, remains a cumbersome procedure. In this
study, therefore, we wanted to investigate the possible value of the proinflammatory
cytokines interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) measured in bronchial
lavage fluid (BLF) in predicting functional outcome of the pulmonary graft after reperfusion …