OBJECTIVE:Prolonged warm ischemia time and increased intra-abdominal pressure caused by pneumoperitoneum during a laparoscopic donor nephrectomy could enhance renal ischemia reperfusion injury. For this reason, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy may be associated with a slower graft function recovery. However, an adequate protective response may balance the ischemia reperfusion damage. This study investigated whether laparoscopic donor nephrectomy modified the protective response of renal tissue during kidney transplantation.METHODS:Patients undergoing live renal transplantation were prospectively analyzed and divided into two groups based on the donor nephrectomy approach used: 1) the control group, recipients of open donor nephrectomy (n = 29), and 2) the study group, recipients of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (n = 26). Graft biopsies were obtained at two time points: T-1 = after warm ischemia time and T+1 = 45 minutes after kidney reperfusion. The samples were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for the Bcl-2 and HO-1 proteins and by real-time polymerase chain reaction for the mRNA expression of Bcl-2, HO-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor. RESULTS:The area under the curve for creatinine and delayed graft function were similar in both the laparoscopic and open groups. There was no difference in the protective gene expression between the laparoscopic donor nephrectomy and open donor nephrectomy groups. The protein expression of HO-1 and Bcl-2 were similar between the open and laparoscopic groups. Furthermore, the gene expression of B-cell lymphoma 2 correlated with the warm ischemia time in the open group (p = 0.047) and that of vascular endothelial growth factor with the area under the curve for creatinine in the laparoscopic group (p = 0.01).CONCLUSION:The postoperative renal function and protective factor expression were similar between laparoscopic donor nephrectomy and open donor nephrectomy. These findings ensure laparoscopic donor nephrectomy utilization in renal transplantation.

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Purpose:To study the effects of nicotine on infl ammatory cells, deposition of collagen and its interference on the strength of tissue in vesical sutures in rabbits. Methods: Twenty New Zealand rabbits were used, randomized into two groups: group N, consisting of 10 animals, to which nicotine was administered in the dose of 2mg/kg of weight as a subcutaneous injection, diluted in 1ml of saline solution at 0.9% in a daily administration during the 28 days prior to the surgery; and group C, consisting of 10 animals, to which saline solution at 0.9% was administered in the same conditions and time intervals of the nicotine group. All the animals underwent cystotomy and suture of the bladder wall 28 days after the administration of nicotine or saline solution. The measurements were performed on the fourth and seventh day in each group after cystectomy and euthanasia of the animals. A fragment of bladder was removed and sent for a tensile strength test to evaluate the tissue strength and another fragment underwent a histological analysis of infl ammatory process and deposition of collagen. Results: There was a decrease of neutrophils on the fourth postoperative day (p=0.079) and an increase of plasmocytes on the seventh postoperative day (p=0.053) in the animals that were given nicotine, without statistical difference in relation to the control group. In the analysis of the proliferation of fi broblasts, deposition of collagen and tensile strength test, there was no statistical difference in relation to the control group. Conclusion: The administration of nicotine in rabbits did not infl uence the healing process of vesical suture in relation to the infl ammatory cells, deposit of collagen and tissue strength of the suture. Key words: Urinary Bladder. Collagen. Nicotine. Wound Healing. Suture Techniques. Rabbits. RESUMOObjetivo: Estudar os efeitos da nicotina sobre as células infl amatórias, deposição de colágeno e sua interferência sobre a força tecidual em suturas vesicais de coelhos. Métodos: Foram utilizados 20 coelhos Nova Zelândia, divididos de maneira aleatória em dois grupos: grupo N, composto de 10 animais, no qual foi administrada nicotina na dose de 2mg/ Kg de peso por via subcutânea, diluída em 1ml de solução fi siológica a 0,9% em 1 aplicação diária por 28 dias prévios à cirurgia; e grupo C, composto por 10 animais, no qual foi administrada solução fi siológica a 0,9% nas mesmas condições e intervalos de tempo do grupo nicotina. Todos os animais foram submetidos à cistotomia com sutura da parede vesical após 28 dias da administração de nicotina ou solução fi siológica. As aferições foram realizadas no 4 o e 7 o dia em cada grupo após cistectomia e eutanásia dos animais. Uma parte da bexiga foi submetida a teste de tração para avaliar a força tecidual da sutura e outro fragmento foi submetido à análise histológica de processo infl amatório e deposição de colágeno. Resultados: Houve uma diminuição de neutrófi los no 4 o dia pós-operatório (p=0,079) e aumento de plasmócitos no 7 o dia após a cirurg...

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