PMID- 33134502 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220418 IS - 2373-8731 (Print) IS - 2373-8731 (Electronic) IS - 2373-8731 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 8 DP - 2020 Aug TI - Significant Improvement in Rat Kidney Cold Storage Using UW Organ Preservation Solution Supplemented With the Immediate-Acting PrC-210 Free Radical Scavenger. PG - e578 LID - 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001032 [doi] LID - e578 AB - Ischemia-reperfusion injury, including injury from warm- and cold-ischemia (CI) organ storage, remains a significant problem for all solid organ transplants. Suppressing CI damage would reduce delayed graft function and increase the donor organ pool size. PrC-210 has demonstrated superior prevention of damage in several preclinical studies as an immediate-acting free-radical scavenger. Here, we describe its profound efficacy in suppressing CI injury in a rat kidney model. METHODS: Kidneys in 300 gm Sprague-Dawley rats were perfused in situ with UW solution with or without added PrC-210 and then stored at 4 degrees C in the same solution for 0 to 48 hours. When procured, kidney-activated caspase-3 level (a marker of cell death) was measured, and direct histological analysis of kidneys was performed to assess PrC-210 protective efficacy. In vitro analyses of PrC-210-conferred protection to isolated rat kidneys or naked DNA were also performed. RESULTS: A single 15 seconds in situ perfusion of kidneys with 20 mmol/L PrC-210 in UW solution resulted in significant reductions in (1) 30-hour CI-induced kidney-activated caspase level (P < 0.0001); activated caspase was reduced to levels not significantly different than control activated caspase levels seen in unperturbed kidneys, (2) 30-hour CI-induced renal Tubular Injury Scores (P = 0.0004) where brush border and tubular necrosis were markedly reduced, (3) PrC-210 conferred 100% protection against .OH damage to naked DNA and isolated kidney mitochondria while current UW solution antioxidants were without protective effect. CONCLUSIONS: A single PrC-210-UW solution perfusion of rat kidneys upon removal from the rat profoundly reduced caspase and renal tubular injury in kidneys exposed to 30 hours of CI organ storage. These findings support further development of the PrC-210 molecule to suppress or to prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury in organ transplant and other ischemia-reperfusion injury settings. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 The Author(s). Transplantation Direct. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. FAU - Verhoven, Bret M AU - Verhoven BM AD - Division of Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. FAU - Karim, Aos S AU - Karim AS AD - Division of Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. FAU - Bath, Natalie M AU - Bath NM AD - Division of Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. FAU - Sarabia Fahl, Carol J AU - Sarabia Fahl CJ AD - Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. FAU - Wilson, Nancy A AU - Wilson NA AD - Division of Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. FAU - Redfield, Robert R 3rd AU - Redfield RR 3rd AD - Division of Organ Transplant, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. FAU - Fahl, William E AU - Fahl WE AD - Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. LA - eng GR - KL2 TR002374/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States GR - R03 CA176799/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AI125231/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR002373/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200715 PL - United States TA - Transplant Direct JT - Transplantation direct JID - 101651609 PMC - PMC7581037 COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/11/03 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/03 06:01 PMCR- 2020/07/15 CRDT- 2020/11/02 06:21 PHST- 2020/04/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/06/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/11/02 06:21 [entrez] PHST- 2020/11/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/03 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001032 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Transplant Direct. 2020 Jul 15;6(8):e578. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001032. eCollection 2020 Aug.