THE ROLE OF GASOTRANSMITTERS IN DEFENSIVE MECHANISMS AGAINST POSTISCHEMIC LIVER DISTURBANCES

Abstract

Reperfusion liver injuries are common in clinical practice during hepatic transplantation, resections or traumas when temporary occlusion of the main vessels (Pringle's maneuver) of the organ is necessary. The purpose of the review is to analyze and summarize our own and literature data about the role of carbon monoxide in the development and correction of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion syndrome in an experiment.

Keywords

• liver
• ischemia-reperfusion
• carbon monoxide
• blood oxygen transport
• prooxidant-antioxidant balance