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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2026; 32(9): 111199
Published online Mar 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i9.111199
Published online Mar 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i9.111199
Table 5 Parameters used in small animal liver ex vivo machine perfusion studies
| Ref. | HMP | SNMP | NMP | ||||||
| Temperature | Flow | Pressure | Temperature | Flow | Pressure | Temperature | Flow | Pressure | |
| Kim et al[14] | 4 °C | 0.5 mL/minute/g liver | 11.2 ± 0.4 mmHg | ||||||
| Dutkowski et al[15] | 3-6 °C | 0.43-0.44 mL/minute/g liver | 4.48-0.47 mmHg | ||||||
| Compagnon et al[67] | 4 °C | 0.1-0.4 mL/minute/g liver | PV, VC: ≤ 1 mmHg; HA: ≤ 11 mmHg | 37 °C | 3 mL/minute/g wet liver | NA | |||
| Lauschke et al[16] | 4 °C | 0.5 mL/minute/g | NA | 37 °C | 3 mL/g/minute | NA | |||
| Lee et al[90] | 4-5 °C | 0.4 mL/minute/g liver | < 3 mmHg | ||||||
| Tan et al[91] | 6-8 °C | 0.1 mL/minute/g | NA | ||||||
| Xu et al[92] | 4 °C | 0.4 mL/minute/g liver | NA | 37 °C | NA | NA | |||
| Bessems et al[17] | 4 °C | < 1 mL/minute/g liver | < 20 | 37.1 °C ± 0.4 °C | < 3 mL/minute/g liver | < 20 | |||
| Dutkowski et al[18] | 3-5 °C | 2.75-3.25 mL/minute | 4.4 ± 0.5 mmHg | 37 °C | 15 mL/minute | NA | |||
| Tolboom et al[19] | 37.5 °C | 1.8 mL/ minute/g ± 0.12 mL/ minute/g wet liver | 12-15 cmH2O | ||||||
| Vairetti et al[20] | 4 °C, 10 °C | NA | NA | 20 °C, 25 °C, 30 °C | NA | NA | 37 °C | Initial: 1 mL/minute/g, increased to 4 mL/minute/g | NA |
| Manekeller et al[21] | 4 °C | NA | NA | 37 °C | 3 mL/g/minute | NA | |||
| Stegemann et al[22] | 4 °C | 0.5 mL/minute/g | NA | 37 °C | 3 mL/g/minute | NA | |||
| Ferrigno et al[23] | 4 °C or 8 °C | 4 mL/minute/g | 7.4 ± 0.6 mmHg (lean, 4 °C), 8.7 ± 2.1 mmHg (fat, 4 °C), 6.9 ± 0.8 mmHg (lean, 8 °C), 7.1 ± 0.9 mmHg (fat, 8 °C) | 20 °C | 4 mL/minute/g | 7.3 ± 0.8 mmHg (lean) 7.5 ± 1.6 mmHg (fat) | 37 °C | 4 mL/minute/g | NA |
| Lüer et al[24] | 4 °C | 0.5 mL/minute/g | NA | 37 °C | 3 mL/g/minute | NA | |||
| Olschewski et al[25] | 4 °C or 12 °C | 1 mL/minute/g liver | NA | 21 °C | 1 mL/minute/g liver | NA | 37 °C | 3 mL/minute/g liver | NA |
| Minor et al[26] | 4 °C | 0.5 mL/minute/g | NA | 37 °C | 3 mL/g/minute | NA | |||
| Tolboom et al[27] | 20 °C or 30 °C or 37 °C | 2 mL/minute/g | 10-14 cmH2O | 37 °C | 2 mL/minute/g | 10-14 cmH2O | |||
| Giannone et al[28] | 4 °C | 1 mL/minute/g liver | NA | ||||||
| Perk et al[29] | 37 °C | Pressure dependent | 10-12 cmH2O | ||||||
| Schlegel et al[30] | 4 °C | Pressure dependent | ≤ 3 mmHg | ||||||
| Bruinsma et al[88] | Room temperature | NA | NA | ||||||
| Liu et al[31] | 20 °C | 1 mL/minute/g | NA | ||||||
| Carnevale et al[93] | 5.0 °C ± 0.5 °C | 0.23 mL/minute/g liver | 40 mmH2O (25% of the NMP PV pressure) | 37 °C | NA | NA | |||
| Schlegel et al[32] | 4 °C | Pressure dependent | ≤ 3 mmHg | ||||||
| Schlegel et al[33] | 4 °C | PV: 1-2 mL/minte | PV: 3 mmHg | 37 °C | HA: 6 mL/minute; PV: 15 mL/minute | PV: 8 mmHg | |||
| Bae et al[34] | 4 °C | 3.5 mL/minute/g of liver | NA | 37 °C | NA | NA | |||
| Niu et al[68] | 37 °C | 20 mL/minute | NA | ||||||
| Tarantola et al[35] | 20 °C | 4 mL/minute/g | NA | 37 °C | 4 mL/minute/g | NA | |||
| Bruinsma et al[36] | 21°C | 8-12 mL/minute | 10-15 cmH2O | ||||||
| Ferrigno et al[37] | 10 °C | 2.6 mL/minute/g | 5.8 ± 0.2 mmHg | 20 °C or 30 °C | 2.6 mL/minute/g | 4.9 ± 0.1 mmHg, 4.9 mmHg ± 0.2 mmHg | 37 °C | 2.6 mL/minute/g | 4.2 ± 0.1 mmHg |
| Jia et al[38] | 4 °C | 1.4 mL/minute | NA | ||||||
| Westerkamp et al[94] | 8 °C | Pressure dependent | PV: 3 mmHg; HA: 25 mmHg | 20 °C | Pressure dependent | PV: 4 mmHg; HA: 40 mmHg | 37 °C | Pressure dependent | PV: 11 mmHg. HA: 110 mmHg |
| Carbonell et al[95] | 22 °C or 26 °C | 3 mL/minute/g | NA | 37 °C | 3 mL/minute/g | NA | |||
| Op den Dries et al[75] | 37 °C | PV: 22.6 ± 0.8 mL/minute; HA: 5.3 ± 0.4 mL/minute | PV: < 11 mmHg. HA: < 110 mmHg | ||||||
| Okamura et al[39] | 20-24 °C | PV: 1 mL/g-liver/minute; HA: 0.1 mL/g-liver/minute | NA | 37 °C | PV: 3 mL/g-liver/minute | NA | |||
| Berardo et al[40] | 20 °C | NA | Starting: 6-7 mmHg | 37 °C | NA | Starting: 6-7 mmHg | |||
| Chai et al[89] | 4 °C | 4 mL/minute | NA | ||||||
| Zeng et al[41] | 0-4 °C | 0.5 mL/g/minute | NA | 36-37 °C | Pressure dependent | 10.3 mmHg | |||
| Beal et al[42] | 37 °C | 1-2 mL/minute | 10-16 cmH2O | ||||||
| Tabka et al[69] | 20 °C | 0.5 mL/g/minute | NA | 37 °C | NA | NA | |||
| Xue et al[43] | 0-4 °C | 0.23 mL/minute/g | NA | 36-37 °C | 3 mL/minute/g | NA | |||
| He et al[78] | 4 °C | 1.4 mL/minute | NA | ||||||
| Gassner et al[70] | 37 °C | 1 mL/minute/g liver weight | 4-9 mmHg | ||||||
| Zeng et al[79] | Approximately 4 °C | 0.2 mL/minute/g | < 2 mmHg | 36.5 °C ± 0.5 °C | 2.5 mL/minute/g | NA | |||
| Jia et al[80] | 4 °C | 1.4 mL/minute | 4.61 mmHg (mean) | ||||||
| Oldani et al[44] | 4 °C | Pressure dependent | 4 mmHg | 37 °C | Pressure dependent | 8 mmHg | |||
| Chin et al[45] | 37 °C | Initial: 5 mL/minute, then pressure dependent | 5 mmHg | ||||||
| Gillooly et al[46] | 4-7 °C | Pressure dependent | 10 mmHg | 37 °C | Pressure dependent | 10 mmHg | |||
| Martins et al[47] | 32 °C or 37 °C | NA | NA | ||||||
| Scheuermann et al[48] | 25 ± 0.1 °C or 30 °C | 1.80 mL/minute/g liver | NA | 37 °C | 1.80 mL/minute/g liver. Reperfusion: 2.84 ± 0.04 mL/minute/g liver | NA | |||
| Claussen et al[71] | 37 °C | PV: 1 mL/minute/g liver. HA: 0.1 mL/minute/g liver | PV: 5.65-9 mmHg. HA: 48.8-110 mmHg | ||||||
| Haque et al[49] | 37 °C | 25-30 mL/minute | < 12 mmHg | ||||||
| Schlegel et al[50] | 10 °C | 1-2 mL/minute | ≤ 3 mmHg | 37 °C | 15-18 mL/minute | 12 mmHg | |||
| Nösser et al[51] | 21 °C | 1 mL/g wet liver/minute | 5.0 mmHg | 37 °C | 1 mL/g wet liver/minute | 5.0 mmHg | |||
| Yamada et al[96] | 20-25 °C | NA | NA | 37 °C | NA | NA | |||
| Hu et al[52] | 0-4 °C | 0.5 mL/g/minute | NA | 36.5 °C ± 0.5 °C | NA | 10.3 mmHg | |||
| Von Horn and Minor[53] | 35-42 °C | NA | Initial: 3 mmHg. Later: 5 mmHg | ||||||
| Raigani et al[54] | 37 °C | NA | 10-12 mmHg | ||||||
| Yang et al[55] | 35-38 °C | 2 mL/g wet liver/minute | 10-12 mmH2O | ||||||
| Westerkamp et al[76] | 37 °C | NA | PV: 11 mmHg. HA: 110 mmHg | ||||||
| De Vries et al[86] | 21 ± 1 °C | ≤ 25 mL/minute | 5 mmHg | ||||||
| Liu et al[85] | 4 °C | PV: 8 mL/minute | NA | 37 °C | PV: 8 mL/minute; HA: 4 mL/minute | NA | |||
| Lin et al[56] | 4 °C | < 0.15 mL/minute/g | < 3 mmHg | ||||||
| Rigo et al[57] | 37 °C | 1.1-1.3 mL/minute/g | 8-10 mmHg | ||||||
| Xu et al[97] | 37 °C | NA | NA | ||||||
| Carlson et al[58] | 37 °C | 1.8 mL/minute/g | NA | ||||||
| Zhou et al[81] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Cao et al[59] | 36-38 °C | 1.5 mL/minute/g wet liver | 10-14 cmH2O | ||||||
| De Stefano et al[60] | 37 °C | NA | 12-16 mmHg | ||||||
| Sun et al[61] | NA | NA | NA | ||||||
| Jennings et al[62] | 37 °C | 1.8 mL/minute/g | NA | ||||||
| Wang et al[72] | 4 °C | NA | NA | 36.5 ± 0.5 °C | NA | NA | |||
| Asong-Fontem et al[73] | 5 °C ± 3 °C | NA | NA | 37 °C | NA | NA | |||
| Shi et al[77] | 38 °C | PV: 5-15 mL/minute. PV and HA flow ratio 3:1 | PV: 8-10 mmHg. HA: 90-100 mmHg | ||||||
| Von Horn et al[63] | 8 °C | NA | 5 mmHg | 37 °C | 3 mL/g minute | NA | |||
| Zhou et al[82] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Luo et al[83] | 4 °C | 1.2 mL/minute | NA | 35-37 °C | 2 mL/g/minute | NA | |||
| Ohara et al[64] | 37 °C | PV: 1 mL/minute/g liver. HA: 0.25 mL/minute/g liver | NA | ||||||
| Chen et al[65] | 37 °C | 1 mL/minute | 7-10 mmHg | ||||||
| Fukai et al[74] | 7-10 °C | 0.5 mL/minute/g liver | 4-6 cmH2O | 37 °C | NA | 8-12 cmH2O | |||
| Hughes et al[84] | 36-37.5 °C | PV: 1.2 mL/g-liver/minute; HA: 0.2 mL/g-liver/minute | NA | ||||||
| Bai et al[98] | NA | NA | NA | ||||||
| Von Horn et al[66] | Risen from 8 to 35 °C | 5.5 ± 1.4 mL/g/minute or 5.2 ± 1.1 mL/g/minute | Risen from 3 mmHg to 6 mmHg | 37 °C | 3 mL/g/minute | NA | |||
| Li et al[87] | 37 °C | Pressure dependent | < 4 mmHg | ||||||
- Citation: Bickaite-Bausiene K, Kvietkauskas M, Leber B, Bausys B, Brislinger D, Strupas K, Stiegler P. Small animal ex vivo machine perfusion of the liver: A comprehensive literature review. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(9): 111199
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i9/111199.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i9.111199