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Increased levels of the neutrophil chemokine interleukin (IL)-8 in the lungs of severe trauma patients can predict subsequent development of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Because the lungs of brain-dead organ donors can contain high levels of IL-8, we hypothesized that this may predispose to early graft failure in the recipient after lung transplantation. Twenty-six organ donors pro-spectively satisfying clinical criteria for lung donation underwent bronchoalveolar lavage and lung biopsy to determine the effect of neutrophil infiltration and IL-8 expression in the donor lung on graft function and survival in 26 respective recipients after lung transplantation. Nine recipients developed severe graft dysfunction, of whom six subsequently died (median survival: 24 d [range: 5 to 39 d]); all others survived beyond 6 mo. The IL-8 signal in the donor lung correlated with the percent neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) before implantation (42.4 ± 7.24 [mean ± SE]%, p = 0.03) and with the degree of impairment in graft oxygenation after implantation (p = 0.01). An increased level of IL-8 in the donor BALF was associated with the development of severe early graft dysfunction (p = 0.027) and with early recipient mortality (p = 0.0034). Use of donor lungs with high IL-8 levels is associated with a poor prognosis after lung transplantation. Attenuating the donor's inflammatory response before organ retrieval may improve early outcome after lung transplantation, and help maximize lung use from the existing donor pool.
Author(s): Fisher AJ, Donnelly SC, Hirani N, Haslett C, Strieter RM, Dark JH, Corris PA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Year: 2001
Volume: 163
Issue: 1
Pages: 259-265
ISSN (print): 1073-449X
ISSN (electronic): 1535-4970
Publisher: American Thoracic Society
PubMed id: 11208654
