N-acetylcysteine improves the viability of human hepatocytes isolated from severely steatotic donor liver tissue.

Abstract:

:Hepatocyte transplantation is dependent on the availability of good quality human hepatocytes isolated from donor liver tissue. Hepatocytes obtained from livers rejected for transplantation on the grounds of steatosis are often of low viability and not suitable for clinical use. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on the function of hepatocytes isolated from steatotic donor livers. Human hepatocytes were isolated from 10 severely steatotic (>60%) donor livers rejected for transplantation. The left lateral segment of the donor liver was dissected into two equal size pieces and randomized to NAC or control. NAC (5 mM) was added to the first perfusion buffer of the standard collagenase digestion technique. Cells from tissues perfused with NAC had a significantly higher mean viability (81.1 ± 1.7% vs. 66.0 ± 4.7%; p = 0.003) and cell attachment (1.08 ± 0.26 vs. 0.67 ± 0.18 OD units; p = 0.012). Addition of NAC during isolation of human hepatocytes from steatotic donor liver tissue significantly improved the outcome of cell isolation. Further studies are needed to investigate the mechanism(s) of this effect. Incorporation of NAC in the hepatocyte isolation protocol could increase the availability of hepatocytes for transplantation.

journal_name

Cell Transplant

journal_title

Cell transplantation

authors

Sagias FG,Mitry RR,Hughes RD,Lehec SC,Patel AG,Rela M,Mieli-Vergani G,Heaton ND,Dhawan A

doi

10.3727/096368910X514620

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-01-01 00:00:00

pages

1487-92

issue

11

eissn

0963-6897

issn

1555-3892

pii

ct2287sagias

journal_volume

19

pub_type

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