2022
Wanted: An endothelial cell targeting atlas for nanotherapeutic delivery in allograft organs
Liburd ST, Shi AA, Pober JS, Tietjen GT. Wanted: An endothelial cell targeting atlas for nanotherapeutic delivery in allograft organs. American Journal Of Transplantation 2022, 22: 1754-1759. PMID: 35373446, PMCID: PMC9651180, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormothermic machine perfusionEndothelial cellsGraft vasculaturePoor outcomePreservation injuryMachine perfusionProfound shortageOrgan assessmentTransplant therapeuticsDonor comorbiditiesAllograft organClinical useOrgansAttractive targetNanotherapeutic deliveryTherapeutic vehiclesCellsTherapeutic deliveryDeliveryComorbiditiesTransplantGraftInjuryPerfusionVasculature
2020
Lysis of cold‐storage‐induced microvascular obstructions for ex vivo revitalization of marginal human kidneys
DiRito JR, Hosgood SA, Reschke M, Albert C, Bracaglia LG, Ferdinand JR, Stewart BJ, Edwards CM, Vaish AG, Thiru S, Mulligan DC, Haakinson DJ, Clatworthy MR, Saltzman WM, Pober JS, Nicholson ML, Tietjen GT. Lysis of cold‐storage‐induced microvascular obstructions for ex vivo revitalization of marginal human kidneys. American Journal Of Transplantation 2020, 21: 161-173. PMID: 32627324, PMCID: PMC7775334, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansKidneyKidney TransplantationOrgan PreservationPerfusionTissue Plasminogen ActivatorConceptsNormothermic machine perfusionHuman kidneyMicrovascular obstructionMarginal organsHigh-risk donorsSevere organ shortageLikelihood of complicationsMicrovascular blood flowAccumulation of fibrinogenCold storage injuryTissue plasminogen activatorImmediate translational potentialMicrovascular pluggingRenal functionRenal injuryMachine perfusionTubular epitheliumBlood flowIntravascular releaseOrgan shortagePhysiologic impactKidneyTranslational potentialPlasminogen activatorVivo assessment