Mechanisms of organ fibrosis: Emerging concepts and implications for novel treatment strategies

I Lurje, NT Gaisa, R Weiskirchen, F Tacke - Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Fibrosis, or tissue scarring, develops as a pathological deviation from the physiological
wound healing response and can occur in various organs such as the heart, lung, liver …

[HTML][HTML] Protective mechanisms and current clinical evidence of hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) in preventing post-transplant cholangiopathy

A Schlegel, RJ Porte, P Dutkowski - Journal of Hepatology, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of cholangiopathies after liver transplantation impacts on the quality and
duration of graft and patient survival, contributing to higher costs as numerous interventions …

[HTML][HTML] A multicenter randomized-controlled trial of hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) for human liver grafts before transplantation

A Schlegel, M Mueller, X Muller, J Eden… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Machine perfusion is a novel method intended to optimize livers before
transplantation. However, its effect on morbidity within a 1-year period after transplantation …

[HTML][HTML] Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion in extended criteria donor liver transplantation—a randomized clinical trial

M Ravaioli, G Germinario, G Dajti, M Sessa… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE) of the liver can reduce the incidence of early
allograft dysfunction (EAD) and failure in extended criteria donors (ECD) grafts, although …

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on acute-on-chronic liver failure

R Moreau, M Tonon, A Krag, P Angeli, M Berenguer… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), which was described relatively recently (2013), is a
severe form of acutely decompensated cirrhosis characterised by the existence of organ …

Machine perfusion techniques for liver transplantation-A meta-analysis of the first seven randomized-controlled trials

A Parente, F Tirotta, A Pini, J Eden, D Dondossola… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Machine perfusion is increasingly being tested in clinical
transplantation. Despite this, the number of large prospective clinical trials remains limited …

Prolonged preservation by hypothermic machine perfusion facilitates logistics in liver transplantation: A European observational cohort study

IMA Brüggenwirth, M Mueller… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A short period (1–2 h) of hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) after static
cold storage is safe and reduces ischemia‐reperfusion injury‐related complications after …

[HTML][HTML] Outcome of liver transplantation with grafts from brain-dead donors treated with dual hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion, with particular reference to …

D Patrono, D Cussa, V Sciannameo… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Prompted by the utilization of extended criteria donors, dual hypothermic oxygenated
machine perfusion (D-HOPE) was introduced in liver transplantation to improve …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized-controlled trial of ischemia-free liver transplantation for end-stage liver disease

Z Guo, Q Zhao, Z Jia, C Huang, D Wang, W Ju… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) has thus far been considered as an
inevitable component of organ transplantation, compromising outcomes, and limiting organ …

[HTML][HTML] Normothermic liver machine perfusion as a dynamic platform for regenerative purposes: What does the future have in store for us?

B Lascaris, VE de Meijer, RJ Porte - Journal of Hepatology, 2022 - Elsevier
Liver transplantation has become an immense success; nevertheless, far more recipients
are registered on waiting lists than there are available donor livers for transplantation. High …