benzofurans and 3-methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)-1-indoleoctanoic-acid

Experimental preservation time for pulsatile perfused dog kidneys was extended from three to five days by phospholipase A2 inhibition suggesting a pathomechanical role of products of phospholipolysis like thromboxane and leukotrienes in the development of acute graft failure after renal transplantation. We therefore investigated the effects of thromboxane- and leukotriene synthase inhibitors on postoperative renal transplant function in a model of pulsatile perfusion preservation as well as a cold storage preservation of dog kidneys. Addition of a thromboxane-synthase-inhibitor to the perfusion medium in pulsatile perfused kidneys and the combined application of a thromboxane-synthase-inhibitor and a leukotriene-synthase-inhibitor to the recipient of a cold storage preserved graft, improved graft function and reduced the incidence of delayed graft function as well as histopathological features of acute tubular necrosis.

Topics: Adenosine; Allopurinol; Animals; Arachidonic Acid; Aspirin; Benzofurans; Dogs; Enzyme Inhibitors; Female; Glutathione; Ibuprofen; Imidazoles; Insulin; Kidney Transplantation; Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute; Kidney Tubules; Leukotriene Antagonists; Leukotrienes; Organ Preservation; Organ Preservation Solutions; Pyridines; Raffinose; Thromboxane-A Synthase

Topics: Animals; Arachidonic Acids; Benzofurans; Dogs; Female; Imidazoles; Kidney Transplantation; Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute; Organ Preservation; Pyridines; Thromboxane-A Synthase