Investigation of the influence of xenoreactive antibodies on activation of complement and coagulation in an ex vivo ex vivo perfusion animal study using porcine kidneys

摘要

Summary During pig‐to‐primate xenotransplantation or perfusion of porcine organs with human blood, a xenogeneic coagulopathy with consecutive development of thrombotic microangiopathy ( TMA ) can be observed. The aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of the reduction of xenoreactive natural antibodies on the coagulopathy using an ex?vivo perfusion system. Thirteen perfusion experiments using landrace wild‐type porcine kidneys were performed in three different experimental groups: autologous , xenogeneic , and immunoadsorption . During and after perfusion, blood and tissue samples were collected to assess markers of coagulation, complement, inflammation, and endothelial activation. Immunoadsorption prior to perfusion did not prolong perfusion time (174?min ±28) compared to xenogeneic (182?min ±22) experiments, whereas autologous perfusion was possible for maximum of 240?min in all experiments. Activation of coagulation was similar comparing perfusions after immunoadsorption (D‐Dimer 24?186?μg/l ±5813; TAT 566?μg/l ±34) to xenogeneic (D‐Dimer 22?175?μg/l ±7826, TAT 600?μg/l ±0) experiments. But antibody‐mediated complement activation was reduced in the immunoadsorption group. TNF ‐alpha and markers of endothelial cell activation were lower in the immunoadsorption group compared to the xenogeneic experiments. In this ex?vivo perfusion model, we observed that marked removal of xenogeneic antibodies can reduce complement activation via the classical pathway as well as endothelial cell activation and inflammation. Immunoadsorption cannot prevent the activation of the terminal complement cascade and coagulation.