Abstract
The bronchosecretolytic agent ambroxol added to histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) solution has recently been shown to protect cold stored rat hepatocytes. The aim of the present study was to confirm these observations in a rat liver transplantation model. Before orthotopic liver transplantation, donor livers from 30 syngeneic Wistar rats were assigned to three groups (n = 10): (A) in situ flush (ISF) and ½-h cold storage (CS) with HTK solution, (B) ISF and 3-h CS with HTK, and (C) ISF and 3-h CS with HTK + 10-3