Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Graft Recovery Early After Adult Liver Transplantation

Summary

This study is designed to investigate the possible beneficial effects of UDCA on liver graft recovery early after adult liver transplantation.

Timeline

Start

2005-05

Primary completion

2008-04

Completion

2009-01

Publications

• Background Hertl M, Hertl MC, Kluth D, Broelsch CE. Hydrophilic bile salts protect bile duct epithelium during cold preservation: a scanning electron microscopy study. Liver Transpl. 2000 Mar;6(2):207-12. doi: 10.1002/lt.500060201.
• Background Hertl M, Hertl MC, Kunkel P, Schilling S, Prevot B, Kluth D, Malago M, Broelsch CE. Tauroursodeoxycholate ameliorates reperfusion injury after pig liver transplantation. Transpl Int. 1999;12(6):454-62. doi: 10.1007/s001470050257.
• Background Hertl M, Harvey PR, Swanson PE, West DD, Howard TK, Shenoy S, Strasberg SM. Evidence of preservation injury to bile ducts by bile salts in the pig and its prevention by infusions of hydrophilic bile salts. Hepatology. 1995 Apr;21(4):1130-7.

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