Publications by authors named "Stefanie Gragert"
Background: Preservation induced injury is a major contributing factor to early graft dysfunction in liver allograft recipients. We hypothesized that changes in gene expression represent the earliest indicator of ischemia/reperfusion-related injuries measurable in the graft and could be used as prognostic marker for the occurrence of graft-related complications.
Methods: We studied the expression of 67 genes, known to play a role in acute inflammatory processes by real-time polymerase chain reaction in 59 postperfusion biopsies.