Pharmacological testing of therapeutics using normothermic machine perfusion: A pilot study of 2,4-dinitrophenol delivery to steatotic human livers.
Pharmacological testing of therapeutics using normothermic machine perfusion: A pilot study of 2,4-dinitrophenol delivery to steatotic human livers.
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使用常温机器灌注进行治疗的药理学测试:2,4-二硝基苯酚递送至脂肪变性人类肝脏的初步研究。
DOI:
10.1111/aor.14309
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Tingle SJ
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Tingle SJ
IntroductionNormothermic machine perfusion (NMP) provides a platform for drug‐delivery. However, pharmacological considerations for therapeutics delivered during NMP are scarcely reported. We aimed to demonstrate the ability of NMP as a platform for pharmacological testing, using a drug which increases metabolism (2,4‐dinitrophenol; DNP) as an example therapeutic.MethodsWe performed 25 h of NMP on human livers which had been declined for transplant due to steatosis (n= 7). Three livers received a DNP bolus, three were controls, and one received a DNP infusion.ResultsToxicity studies revealed DNP delivery was safe, without hepatotoxic effects. The liver surface temperature was increased in the DNP group (p= 0.046), but no livers suffered hyperthermia—the mechanism of DNP toxicity in vivo. Pharmacokinetic studies revealed DNP elimination with first‐order kinetics and 7.7 h half‐life (95% CI = 5.1–15.9 hrs). The clearance of DNP in bile was negligible. As expected, DNP significantly increased oxygen consumption (p= 0.023); this increase was closely correlated with perfusate DNP concentration (r2= 0.975;p= 0.002) and the effect was lost as DNP was eliminated by the liver. A DNP infusion rate, calculated using our pharmacokinetic data, successfully maintained perfusate DNP concentration.DiscussionDetailed pharmacological testing can be performed during NMP. Our therapeutic (DNP) is rapidly eliminated by the ex vivo liver, meaning the drug effect of increased metabolism is only transient. This demonstrates the importance of assessing pharmacokinetics when delivering therapeutics during NMP, especially for prolonged perfusion of organs with established roles in drug elimination. Rigorous pharmacological testing is needed to unlock the potential of NMP as a clinical drug‐delivery platform.