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- Does Arterialization of Portal Vein Have Any Effects in Large-for-Size Liver Transplantation? Hemodynamic, Histological, and Biomolecular Experimental Studies(2022) TORRES, Rafael Rodrigues; TANNURI, Ana Cristina Aoun; SERAFINI, Suellen; BELON, Alessandro; GONCALVES, Josiane Oliveira; LORETO, Celso di; TANNURI, UenisBackground: In pediatric liver transplantation, the optimal size of the transplanted liver ranges between 0.8% and 4.0% of the recipient's weight. Sometimes, the graft weight exceeds this upper limit, characterizing the large-for-size condition potentially associated with reduced blood flow and worsening of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Therefore, it would be beneficial to increase the portal flow through arterialization of the portal vein. Materials and methods: Fifteen pigs underwent large-for-size liver transplants. They were divided into two groups: control (CTRL 6 animals - conventional technique) and arterialization - a shunt was established between the portal vein and the splenic artery (ART 9 animals). Hemodynamic, biochemical, histological, and molecular variables were compared. Results: Arterialization resulted in a significant increase in portal vein pressure but no changes in other hemodynamic variables, as shown in the analysis of variance. It was observed lower ALT values (p = 0.007), with no differences regarding the values of blood pH and lactate (p = 0.54 and p = 0.699 respectively) or histological variables (edema, steatosis, inflammation, necrosis, and IRI - p = 1.0, p = 0.943, p = 0.174, p = 0.832, p = 0.662, respectively). The molecular studies showed significantly increased expression of IL6 after 3 hours of reperfusion (p = 0.048) and decreased expression of ICAM immediately after reperfusion (p = 0.03). The regression analysis suggested a positive influence of portal flow and pressure on biochemical parameters. Conclusion: Arterialization of the portal vein showed no histological, biochemical, or molecular benefits in large-for-size transplantation.
- A new systematization of histological analysis for the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease(2023) SERAFINI, Suellen; SANTOS, Maria Merces; TANNURI, Ana Cristina Aoun; LORETO, Celso Di; GONCALVES, Josiane de Oliveira; TANNURI, UenisBackground: Hirschsprung's Disease (HD) is characterized by intestinal sub-occlusion and the absence of enteric ganglion cells. A rectal biopsy examination is performed to confirm the diagnosis. In a recent study, we demon-strated that the analysis of 60 sections of rectal mucosa and submucosa stained by H&E may ensure a 90% diag-nostic accuracy. Although the need to analyze so many sections makes the process of reading the slides more time-consuming, this encouraged us to study their distribution in the healthy rectal submucosa, to simplify the diagnosis.Objectives: To develop a method that facilitates HD diagnosis by studying the distribution of ganglion cells in the submucosal plexus. Methods: Using the calretinin technique, we studied the distribution of plexuses in 60 fragments of rectal submu-cosa from 19 cadavers. After the study, the reading method created was used for diagnosis in 47 cases of suspected HD, using H&E staining. The accuracy was verified by comparing the results obtained with H&E to those obtained with the acetylcholinesterase technique, the golden standard in our laboratory.Results: The study of submucosal plexus distribution showed that just by examining the submucosal region every 20 mu m, approximately, it is possible to locate a ganglionic plexus, and we have already been able to diagnose HD with 93% accuracy. Conclusion: The study of ganglion cell distribution enabled the creation of a simplified method for reading the slides. The method applied achieved good accuracy and it can be used as an alternative method in HD diagnosis.