Fig. 1

Early outcome: function and tubular necrosis. a, b Evolution of serum creatinine in the first 2 weeks post-transplant. Serial blood samples were collected from transplanted pigs and processed for biochemical analysis. a serum creatinine levels profiles in both groups. b Area under the curve comparison between the two groups. c Urinary Ngal levels during the first week post reperfusion. Serial samples were collected and levels of Ngal evaluated with an ELISA technique. Reference value for CTL is CTL: 700 ± 6 pg/mL. d Plasma levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) evaluated by IFCC procedure with pyridoxal phosphate. Shown are mean ± SD, n = 7. Statistics: *p < 0.05. AUC data was normally distributed and had equal variance, hence parametric analysis was performed