22 research outputs found
Tratamento cirúrgico das malformações pulmonares em pacientes pediátricos : análise de 73 pacientes
Perfluorocarbono vaporizado reduz o estresse oxidativo no período de isquemia fria durante a preservação pulmonar
Tratamento cirúrgico de massas mediastinais em pacientes pediátricos : experiência do Hospital da Criança Santo Antônio
Perfluorocarbono vaporizado reduz o processo inflamatório durante a lesão de isquemia e reperfusão pulmonar
Administração de N-acetilcisteina (NAC) confere proteção pulmonar em diferentes fases na lesão de isquemia e reperfusão pulmonar em ratos
Effect of vaporized perfluorocarbon on oxidative stress during the cold ischemia phase of lung graft preservation
ABSTRACT Liquid perfluorocarbon (PFC) instillation has been studied experimentally as an adjuvant therapy in the preservation of lung grafts during cold ischemia. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether vaporized PFC is also protective of lung grafts at different cold ischemia times. We performed histological analysis of and measured oxidative stress in the lungs of animals that received only preservation solution with low-potassium dextran (LPD) or vaporized PFC together with LPD. We conclude that vaporized PFC reduces the production of free radicals and the number of pulmonary structural changes resulting from cold ischemia