Improving the function of liver grafts exposed to warm ischemia by the Leuven drug protocol: exploring the molecular basis by microarray.

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Published in Liver Transpl on February 01, 2012

Authors

Katrien Vekemans1, Diethard Monbaliu, Erika Balligand, Veerle Heedfeld, Ina Jochmans, Jacques Pirenne, Jos van Pelt

Author Affiliations

1: Liver Research Facility/Department of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Associated clinical trials:

Combined Drug Approach to Prevent Ischemia-reperfusion Injury During Transplantation of Livers (CAPITL) | NCT01886443

Combined Drug Approach to Prevent Ischemia-reperfusion Injury During Transplantation of Livers (CAPITL) (CAPITL) | NCT02251041

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