Mouratidou C, Pavlidis ET, Katsanos G, Kotoulas SC, Mouloudi E, Tsoulfas G, Galanis IN, Pavlidis TE. Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion syndrome and its effect on the cardiovascular system: The role of treprostinil, a synthetic prostacyclin analog. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(9): 1858-1870 [PMID: 37901735 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i9.1858]
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Theodoros E Pavlidis, Doctor, PhD, Full Professor, Surgeon, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 49, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece. pavlidth@auth.gr
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2023; 15(9): 1858-1870 Published online Sep 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i9.1858
Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion syndrome and its effect on the cardiovascular system: The role of treprostinil, a synthetic prostacyclin analog
Theodoros E Pavlidis, Ioannis N Galanis, Georgios Tsoulfas, Eleni Mouloudi, Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas, Georgios Katsanos, Efstathios T Pavlidis, Christina Mouratidou
Christina Mouratidou, Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas, Eleni Mouloudi, Intensive Care Unit, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
Efstathios T Pavlidis, Ioannis N Galanis, Theodoros E Pavlidis, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
Georgios Katsanos, Georgios Tsoulfas, Department of Transplantation, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
Author contributions: Mouratidou C, Pavlidis ET, Katsanos G, and Tsoulfas G designed and performed the research; Mouratidou C, Pavlidis ET, Katsanos G, Kotoulas SC, Mouloudi E, Tsoulfas G, and Galanis IN analyzed data; Kotoulas SC, Mouloudi E, and Galanis IN contributed new analytic tools; Kotoulas SC, Mouloudi E, Tsoulfas G, Galanis IN, and Pavlidis TE reviewed the paper; Pavlidis TE approved the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Theodoros E Pavlidis, Doctor, PhD, Full Professor, Surgeon, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 49, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece. pavlidth@auth.gr
Received: June 9, 2023 Peer-review started: June 9, 2023 First decision: July 18, 2023 Revised: July 20, 2023 Accepted: July 25, 2023 Article in press: July 25, 2023 Published online: September 27, 2023 Processing time: 104 Days and 21.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: End-stage liver disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The role of liver transplantation and liver resection in malignant disease has changed over the last decades with the evolution of high-risk surgical techniques and the great improvement in long-term survival. However, hepatic ischemia-reperfusion syndrome remains a significant clinical problem, as it is the main reason for postoperative liver failure and multiple organ dysfunction. Treprostinil is a synthetic analog of prostaglandin I2 with potential protective effects against ischemia-reperfusion injury. We herein discuss the effect of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion syndrome on the cardiovascular system and the role of treprostinil as a new promising therapeutic option.
