Kidney transplantation in rats:A modified technique and analysis / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Rats model of kidney transplantation are common used in the research of organ transplantation and kidney associated diseases. However,the existed modeling methods have various problems in transplanting time or transplantation effect. OBJECTIVE: To establish a lateral kidney transplantation model with simplity,safty,and high success rate. DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING: The analysis experiment of animal model was performed at the Department of Urology,Fudan University between March and June,2008. MATERIALS 60 Wistar rats and 60 Sprague Dawley rats were selected as donors and recipients,respectively. METHODS: The left kidney graft was transplanted heterotopically into the left infrarenal position,to perform donor abdominal aorta and left renal vein end-to-side anastomoses to the recipient abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava. The ureter of kidney allograft was inserted into bladder traced by 5-0 needle. Bilateral native kidneys nephrectomy of the recipient was performed immediately. The operation time and survival rate were measured. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Transplanting time,warm ischemia time,cold ischemia time,arteriovenous anastomosis and operation time,graft failure rate and reason,survival rates. RESULTS: The operation cost 100-140 minutes. The warm ischemia time was about 8-10 seconds,while the cold ischemia time was 40-60 minutes. Operation achievement ratio is 85%. Reasons of failures were analysed as follows stenosis of the anastomotic stoma and thrombosis (6.67%),hemorrhage of the anastomotic stoma (5%),infection (1.67%),and unknown reason (1.67%). CONCLUSION: The establish method with advantages of convenience and reliability,which can notably shortened time of warm ischemia of the graft and urinary tract reconstruction and decreased complications.