Nielsen, Erik Waage; Miller, Yoav; Brekke, Ole Lars; Grond, Joost; Duong, Anh Hoang; Fure, Hilde; Ludviksen, Judith K; Pettersen, Kristin; Reubsaet, Leon; Solberg, Rigmor; Johansen, Harald Thidemann; Mollnes, Tom Eirik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-01)
Ischemic injury worsens upon return of blood and innate immunity including the complement system play a central role in ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) as in thoracic aortic surgery. Complement component1 inhibitor (C1-INH) has been shown to reduce IRI and is a broad-acting plasma cascade inhibitor. We established a new porcine model of IRI by cross-clamping the thoracic aorta and evaluated the ...