Results: 5

Characterization of the intestinal graft in a swine hypotensive after brain death model

Acta cir. bras; 34 (11), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To establish a hypotensive brain death pig model and observe the effects of hypotension on small bowel donors. Methods: The hypotensive brain death model was produced using the modified intracranial water sac inflation method in ten domestic crossbred pigs. Effects of hypotensive brai...

Remote ischemic preconditioning and tacrolimus in the fetal small bowel transplant in mice

Acta cir. bras; 31 (10), 2016
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of remote ischemic preconditioning (IPC-R) in the fetal small bowel transplantation model. METHODS: Two groups were constituted: The Isogenic transplant (ISO, C57BL/6 mice, n=24) and the allogenic transplant (ALO, BALB/c mice, n=24). In each group, the animals w...