The use of continuous single pass perfusion to study the metabolism of isolated kidneys reveals that active metabolic processes continue in the hypothermically preserved kidney. These preliminary experiments described demonstrated a rapid uptake of substrates from the perfusion media in the first 24 hrs of storage, followed by a release of organic acids in the subsequent 24 to 72 hrs. Urea was found to be easily eliminated from the kidney. This technique may be useful for studying events related to loss of renal function by pinpointing specific residual biochemical activity and lesions that occur during prolonged preservations. An eventual correction or prevention of such lesions might be feasible in order to improve preservation techniques.
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BMC Ophthalmol
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College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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