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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether treatment with L-arginine influences the healing of skin flaps in rats exposed to nicotine. METHODS: 40 male Wistar rats weighing 142.4 ± 10.1 g were separated into four groups: GC: treatment with 7.4 pH phosphate buffer, submitted to skin flap and observation for ten days; GN: exposure to nicotine for four weeks, submitted to skin flap and observation for ten days; GA: treatment with 7.4 pH phosphate buffer for four weeks, submitted to skin flap and arginine treatment for ten days; GAN: exposure to nicotine for four weeks, submitted to skin flap and treatment with arginine for ten days. We evaluated: areas of necrosis, re-epithelialization, inflammatory reaction and formation of granulation tissue by HE stain; the total area of deposition and differentiation of collagens I and III by histometry with picrosirius staining; and the scar vascular density by immunohistochemical staining with monoclonal anti-CD34 antibodies. RESULTS: The percentages of necrotic areas in GN and GNA were higher (p <0.001) than in GC and GA. In histological scores, collagen deposition, and the percentage of type I collagen, GA and GC were similar to each other (p> 0.05), but higher (p <0.001) than GA and GNA; as for vascular densities, they were lower in GN and GAN (p <0.001) than in GC and GA. CONCLUSION: Exposure to nicotine inhibited the effects of arginine and in unexposed mice there was induction of angiogenesis and improvement in the total collagen deposition in the skin flaps.

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OBJETIVO: Avaliar se o tratamento com L-arginina influencia a cicatrização de retalhos cutâneos em ratos expostos à nicotina. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados 40 ratos Wistar pesando 142,4±10,1g separados em quatro grupos: GC- tratamento com solução tampão fosfatos pH 7,4, confecção de retalho cutâneo, observação por 10 dias; GN- exposição à nicotina por quatro semanas, confecção de retalho cutâneo, observação por dez dias; GA- tratamento com solução tampão fosfatos pH 7,4 por quatro semanas, confecção de retalho cutâneo, tratamento com arginina por dez dias; GAN- exposição à nicotina por quatro semanas, confecção de retalho cutâneo, tratamento com arginina por dez dias. Foram avaliadas as áreas de necrose, re-epitelização, reação inflamatória e formação de tecido de granulação, pela coloração HE, a área de deposição total e a diferenciação de colágenos I e III por histometria com a coloração de picrosirius, e, através da marcação imunoistoquímica com anticorpo monoclonal anti-CD34, a densidade vascular cicatricial. RESULTADOS: As porcentagens de áreas de necrose de GN e GNA foram maiores (p<0,001) do que GC e GA. Nos escores histológicos, a deposição de colágeno e a porcentagem de colágeno tipo I, no GC e GA foram similares (p>0,05) e maiores (p<0,001) do que em GA e em GNA e, nas densidades vasculares, GN e GAN foram menores (p<0,001) do que em GC e em GA. CONCLUSÃO: A exposição à nicotina inibiu os efeitos da arginina, e nos ratos não expostos, induziu melhora na angiogênese e na deposição de colágeno total nos retalhos cutâneos.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether treatment with L-arginine influences the healing of skin flaps in rats exposed to nicotine. METHODS: 40 male Wistar rats weighing 142.4 ± 10.1 g were separated into four groups: GC: treatment with 7.4 pH phosphate buffer, submitted to skin flap and observation for ten days; GN: exposure to nicotine for four weeks, submitted to skin flap and observation for ten days; GA: treatment with 7.4 pH phosphate buffer for four weeks, submitted to skin flap and arginine treatment for ten days; GAN: exposure to nicotine for four weeks, submitted to skin flap and treatment with arginine for ten days. We evaluated: areas of necrosis, re-epithelialization, inflammatory reaction and formation of granulation tissue by HE stain; the total area of deposition and differentiation of collagens I and III by histometry with picrosirius staining; and the scar vascular density by immunohistochemical staining with monoclonal anti-CD34 antibodies. RESULTS: The percentages of necrotic areas in GN and GNA were higher (p <0.001) than in GC and GA. In histological scores, collagen deposition, and the percentage of type I collagen, GA and GC were similar to each other (p> 0.05), but higher (p <0.001) than GA and GNA; as for vascular densities, they were lower in GN and GAN (p <0.001) than in GC and GA. CONCLUSION: Exposure to nicotine inhibited the effects of arginine and in unexposed mice there was induction of angiogenesis and improvement in the total collagen deposition in the skin flaps.

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Living donor liver transplantation expanded the therapeutic possibilities for liver failure patients. The necessary correct match between the liver mass donated and received sometimes limits its use. A case that was used two left liver grafts from adult living donors is reported.

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RACIONAL: O transplante hepático é a melhor modalidade terapêutica para pacientes em estágio final de doença hepática. Minimização de morte, enquanto se espera o procedimento, envolve priorização de acordo com o estado clínico e a alocação adequada de fígados de doadores. OBJETIVO: Análise da mortalidade na lista de espera de fígado no estado do Paraná, PR, Brasil. MÉTODOS: Foram analisados ​​os dados sobre todos os pacientes (n = 65) que foram registrados na lista de espera de fígado durante um período de 32 meses. RESULTADOS: A morte em lista de espera foi de 41,5% (n = 27). Nenhuma diferença estatística foi observada em relação aos MELD / MELD-Na entre o grupo que faleceu (19,88 / 21,6) e não morreu (17,28 / 19,47). MELD-Na previu maior mortalidade, especialmente no subgrupo de pacientes com gravidade intermediária da doença (classe B) previsto pelo escore de CTP. CONCLUSÃO: É crítica a escassez de doadores de órgãos nessa região e a taxa de mortalidade em lista de espera excede em muito o risco inerente de um transplante de fígado, especialmente entre pacientes com MELD mais baixos. É desejável a utilização de um protocolo agressivo de doadores com critérios expandidos, split liver e transplante de doador vivo.

BACKGROUND: Orthotopic liver transplantation is the best therapeutic modality for patients with end stage of liver disease. Minimization of death, while waiting for the procedure, involves accurate priorization according to clinical status and appropriate allocation of donor livers. AIM: The mortality analysis in the liver waiting list in Paraná state, PR, Brazil. METHODS: Were analyzed the data on all patients (n=65) who were registered on the liver waiting list during a 32 months period in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. RESULTS: The death rated in waiting list was 41,5% (n=27). No statistic difference was observed regarding the MELD/MELD-Na scores between the group who died (19,88/21,6) and not died (17,28/19,47). MELD-Na predicted a higher mortality, especially in the subgroup of patients with intermediate severity of disease (class B) predicted by the CTP score. CONCLUSION: It´s critical the shortage of donor organs in our region, waiting list mortality rate far exceeds the inherent risk of a liver transplant, especially among patients with lower MELD scores. It´s desirable to use an aggressive protocol of expanded criteria donors, split liver and living donor transplant.

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O transplante hepático inter vivos adulto expandiu as possibilidades terapêuticas para pacientes com insuficiência hepática terminal. A necessidade de um volume hepático adequado que será retirado do doador e necessário ao receptor limita sua utilização em alguns casos. Apresentamos um caso em que se utilizou dois lobos esquerdos de dois doadores vivos no intuito de prover parênquima hepático suficiente ao receptor.

Living donor liver transplantation expanded the therapeutic possibilities for liver failure patients. The necessary correct match between the liver mass donated and received sometimes limits its use. A case that was used two left liver grafts from adult living donors is reported.

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BACKGROUND: Orthotopic liver transplantation is the best therapeutic modality for patients with end stage of liver disease. Minimization of death, while waiting for the procedure, involves accurate priorization according to clinical status and appropriate allocation of donor livers. AIM: The mortality analysis in the liver waiting list in Paraná state, PR, Brazil. METHODS: Were analyzed the data on all patients (n = 65) who were registered on the liver waiting list during a 32 months period in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. RESULTS: The death rated in waiting list was 41,5% (n = 27). No statistic difference was observed regarding the MELD/MELD-Na scores between the group who died (19,88/21,6) and not died (17,28/19,47). MELD-Na predicted a higher mortality, especially in the subgroup of patients with intermediate severity of disease (class B) predicted by the CTP score. CONCLUSION: It´s critical the shortage of donor organs in our region, waiting list mortality rate far exceeds the inherent risk of a liver transplant, especially among patients with lower MELD scores. It´s desirable to use an aggressive protocol of expanded criteria donors, split liver and living donor transplant.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether tacrolimus administered to rats, in the presence of pancreatitis induced by L-Arginine, interferes with the serum levels of amylase and glucose and the histological pattern of the pancreatic parenchyma. METHODS: Forty Wistar rats were divided into four groups with 10 rats each: control group (C), tacrolimus group (T), pancreatitis group (P) and pancreatitis-tacrolimus group (PT). We evaluated serum levels of amylase, glucose, and tacrolimus and made histological assessments of the pancreas. Induction of pancreatitis was made by inoculation of L-Arginine at a dose of 500 mg/100g body weight intraperitoneally, and tacrolimus treatment at a dose of 1ìg/kg subcutaneously for four days. RESULTS: Serum amylase was higher (p = 0.0000) in groups PT, P and T than in the control group. The PT group mean was higher (p = 0.0009) than in the T group, but did not differ (p = 0.6802) from the average of the P group. There was no difference between groups P and T (p = 0.2568). Neither in mean blood glucose between the groups (p = 0.4920); serum levels of tacrolimus were similar in PT and T groups (p = 0.7112). There were no histological changes in groups T and C and no hemorrhage in the pancreas of rats in groups P and PT. In group P, there was no edema in 30%, mild edema in 20% and in 50%, moderate; as for inflammatory infiltration, it was moderate in 80% and absent in 20%, and atrophy of the parenchyma was moderate in 60% and severe in 40%. In the PT group, there was edema, inflammatory infiltration or atrophy in the pancreas in all rats. CONCLUSION: Treatment with Tacrolimus induced an increase in serum amylase in normal mice, but did not affect blood glucose or the histological pattern of the pancreatic parenchyma. In the presence of pancreatitis induced by L-Arginine tacrolimus induced edema, inflammatory infiltration and more severe atrophy in the pancreatic parenchyma.

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OBJETIVO: verificar se o tacrolimus administrado em ratos, em vigência de pancreatite induzida pela L-Arginina, interfere nos níveis séricos da amilase e glicose e no padrão histológico do parênquima pancreático. MÉTODOS: quarenta ratos Wistar foram distribuídos em quatro grupos com 10 ratos cada. Grupo controle (C), grupo tacrolimus (T), grupo pancreatite (P) e grupo pancreatite-tacrolimus (PT). Foram avaliados os níveis séricos de amilase, glicose e tacrolimus e feitas avaliações histológicas do pâncreas, A indução de pancreatite foi feita pela inoculação de L-Arginina na dose de 500mg/100g de peso corporal por via intraperitoneal e o tratamento com tacrolimus na dose de 1ìg/kg por via subcutânea durante quatro dias. RESULTADOS: a amilasemia estava mais elevada (p=0,0000) nos grupos PT, T e P do que no grupo controle. A média do grupo PT foi maior (p=0,0009) que a do grupo T, mas não diferiu (p=0,6802) da média do grupo P. Entre os grupos P e T não houve diferença (p=0,2568). Não houve diferença nas médias de glicemia entre os grupos (p=0,4920) e os níveis séricos de tacrolimus foram similares nos grupos PT e T (p=0,7112). Não ocorreram alterações histológicas nos grupos T e C e não ocorreu hemorragia no pâncreas dos ratos dos grupos P e PT. No grupo P, em 30 por cento não se observou edema, em 20 por cento observou-se a forma leve e em 50 por cento, a moderada; quanto à infiltração inflamatória, em 80 por cento moderada e em 20 por cento não ocorreu, e a atrofia do parênquima foi de 60 por cento moderada e 40 por cento acentuada. No grupo PT, houve ocorrência de edema, infiltração inflamatória e atrofia do pâncreas em todos os ratos. CONCLUSÃO: o tratamento pelo tacrolimus induziu aumento nos níveis séricos de amilase em ratos normais, não alterou a glicemia nem o padrão histológico do parênquima pancreático. Na vigência de pancreatite induzida pela L-Arginina o tacrolimus induziu edema, infiltração inflamatória e atrofia com maior gravidade no parênquima pancreático.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether tacrolimus administered to rats, in the presence of pancreatitis induced by L-Arginine, interferes with the serum levels of amylase and glucose and the histological pattern of the pancreatic parenchyma. METHODS: Forty Wistar rats were divided into four groups with 10 rats each: control group (C), tacrolimus group (T), pancreatitis group (P) and pancreatitis-tacrolimus group (PT). We evaluated serum levels of amylase, glucose, and tacrolimus and made histological assessments of the pancreas. Induction of pancreatitis was made by inoculation of L-Arginine at a dose of 500mg/100g body weight intraperitoneally, and tacrolimus treatment at a dose of 1ìg/kg subcutaneously for four days. RESULTS: Serum amylase was higher (p = 0.0000) in groups PT, P and T than in the control group. The PT group mean was higher (p = 0.0009) than in the T group, but did not differ (p = 0.6802) from the average of the P group. There was no difference between groups P and T (p = 0.2568). Neither in mean blood glucose between the groups (p = 0.4920); serum levels of tacrolimus were similar in PT and T groups (p = 0.7112). There were no histological changes in groups T and C and no hemorrhage in the pancreas of rats in groups P and PT. In group P, there was no edema in 30 percent, mild edema in 20 percent and in 50 percent, moderate; as for inflammatory infiltration, it was moderate in 80 percent and absent in 20 percent, and atrophy of the parenchyma was moderate in 60 percent and severe in 40 percent. In the PT group, there was edema, inflammatory infiltration or atrophy in the pancreas in all rats. CONCLUSION: Treatment with Tacrolimus induced an increase in serum amylase in normal mice, but did not affect blood glucose or the histological pattern of the pancreatic parenchyma. In the presence of pancreatitis induced by L-Arginine tacrolimus induced edema, inflammatory infiltration and more severe atrophy in the pancreatic parenchyma.

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OBJECTIVE: Report our experience with 100 pancreas transplants performed in a period of seven years. METHODS. Between January 2001 and January 2008, 100 patients underwent pancreatic transplantation at our center, 88 simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation (SPK) and 12 pancreas transplantation alone (PTA). All of these were primary transplants. Pancreas graft management of the exocrine drainage technique involved enteric drainage in 8 (all SPK) and bladder in 92 cases. The recipient systemic venous system was used for the pancreas graft venous effluent in all cases. Our last thirty patients submitted to SPK did not receive any induction therapy regardless of the PRA. SPK received basiliximab and PTA patients received thymoglubulin. Maintance imunossupression was with TAC, MMF and corticosteroids. Graft perfusion volume was limited to 800 ml of Celsior or UW solution. RESULTS. Overall results show that the number of functioning pancreatic grafts is 64 after 100 performed. Graft losses were: rejection (8 cases), venous thrombosis (9 cases) arterial thrombosis(1 case), or surgical complications such as anastomotic leak (3 cases), perigraft infection (10 cases), pancreatitis of the graft(5 cases). Rejection was observed less frequently in SPK recipients 5 cases (5/92 recipients) than PTA recipients (3/12). Death was observed in 24 cases. CONCLUSION. Our impression is that pancreas transplantation is highly effective therapy for diabetes mellitus and there is still a role in the diabetes treatment for allograft transplantation in a near future.

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OBJETIVO: Relatar nossa experiência com 100 transplantes de pâncreas realizados em um período de sete anos. MÉTODOS: Entre janeiro de 2001 e janeiro de 2008, 100 pacientes foram submetidos a transplante de pâncreas em nosso serviço, sendo 88 transplantes de pâncreas e rim simultâneo (TPRS) e 12 transplantes de pâncreas isolado (TPI). Todos foram transplantes primários. O manejo da porção exócrina do enxerto pancreático envolveu drenagem entérica em oito casos (todos TPRS) e a bexiga em 92 casos. O sistema venoso sistêmico do receptor foi utilizado para a drenagem venosa do enxerto em todos os casos. Nossos últimos 30 pacientes submetidos à TPRS não receberam terapia de indução independentemente do painel imunológico.Os pacientes TPRS receberam basiliximab e TPI receberam timoglobulina nos casos induzidos. Imunossupressão de manutenção foi realizada com tacrolimus, micofenolato mofetil e corticóides. O volume de perfusão do enxerto pancreático foi limitado a 800ml da solução de Celsior ou UW. RESULTADOS: Demonstram que os enxertos ainda funcionantes são atualmente 64 dos 100 realizados. Perda do enxerto foi causada por: rejeição (oito pacientes), trombose venosa (nove pacientes), trombose arterial (um paciente) Complicações cirúrgicas encontradas: fístula anastomótica (tres pacientes), infecção peri-enxerto (10 pacientes), pancreatite do enxerto (cinco pacientes). A Rejeição foi observada com menos freqüência nos TPRS (5/92) que nos TPI (3/12). A morte ocorreu em 24 pacientes. CONCLUSÃO: Nossa impressão é que o transplante de pâncreas é altamente efetivo como terapia para o diabetes mellitus apesar da morbidade do procedimento.

OBJECTIVE: Report our experience with 100 pancreas transplants performed in a period of seven years. METHODS. Between January 2001 and January 2008, 100 patients underwent pancreatic transplantation at our center, 88 simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation (SPK) and 12 pancreas transplantation alone (PTA). All of these were primary transplants. Pancreas graft management of the exocrine drainage technique involved enteric drainage in 8 (all SPK) and bladder in 92 cases. The recipient systemic venous system was used for the pancreas graft venous effluent in all cases. Our last thirty patients submitted to SPK did not receive any induction therapy regardless of the PRA. SPK received basiliximab and PTA patients received thymoglubulin. Maintance imunossupression was with TAC, MMF and corticosteroids. Graft perfusion volume was limited to 800ml of Celsior or UW solution. RESULTS. Overall results show that the number of functioning pancreatic grafts is 64 after 100 performed. Graft losses were: rejection (8 cases), venous thrombosis (9 cases) arterial thrombosis(1 case), or surgical complications such as anastomotic leak (3 cases), perigraft infection (10 cases), pancreatitis of the graft(5 cases). Rejection was observed less frequently in SPK recipients 5 cases (5/92 recipients) than PTA recipients (3/12). Death was observed in 24 cases. CONCLUSION. Our impression is that pancreas transplantation is highly effective therapy for diabetes mellitus and there is still a role in the diabetes treatment for allograft transplantation in a near future.

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