Table 2 Luciferase expression levels from naïve heart, three native hearts, and three allografts.

From: A normothermic ex vivo organ perfusion delivery method for cardiac transplantation gene therapy

Heart Region

Naïve heart RLU/mg protein

Native heart (n = 3) RLU/mg protein

Allograft 1 RLU/mg protein

Allograft 2 RLU/mg protein

Allograft 3 RLU/mg protein

Left ventricle sections

Atrioventricular junction

104.4 ± 21.4

67.4 ± 49.9

1630.0 ± 368.4

186132.8 ± 4412.1

91204.0 ± 18571

Middle

104.4 ± 30.0

60.7 ± 36.8

3908.0 ± 382.8

145482.6 ± 782.1

659463.0 ± 9544.59

Juxta apex

131.1 ± 36.7

287.4 ± 185.1

28053.0 ± 594.2

643349.4 ± 6362.2

667541.2 ± 5044.4

Apex

115.5 ± 45.3

747.3 ± 853.2

14560.1 ± 1146.1

788750.4 ± 33528.2

1437765.5 ± 8713.1

Right ventricle sections

Atrioventricular junction

771.1 ± 1049.7

80.5 ± 107.6

12226.9 ± 1065.4

12708147.5 ± 283221.4

316520.9 ± 18900.4

Middle

71.1 ± 33.5

43.3 ± 23.0

2293.4 ± 280.9

740159.9 ± 26207.5

2366458.6 ± 22373.2

Juxta apex

126.6 ± 33.3

81.3 ± 18.0

27987.2 ± 4801.6

2672829.0 ± 33050.2

392790.5 ± 6131.9

Apex

137.7 ± 36.7

456.7 ± 618.4

1994.4 ± 132.1

782733.2 ± 6536.0

9099456.5 ± 73751.5

Ventriclular septum sections

Atrioventricular junction

186.6 ± 103.7

66.6 ± 51.5

13835.0 ± 749.4

635594.0 ± 13516.8

745212.5 ± 17625.5

Middle

122.2 ± 7.6

44.6 ± 51.1

8495.7 ± 278.6

163896.0 ± 2359.3

449768.9 ± 9206.1

Juxta apex

111.1 ± 10.1

187.6 ± 245.7

36349.7 ± 1094.9

2898714.2 ± 94065.9

1668397.2 ± 21115.1

Apex

148.8 ± 30.0

62.3 ± 61.2

2998.3 ± 435.3

93257.7 ± 2506.8

2434775.2 ± 58712.1

  1. Data were presented as mean ± SD. RLU = relative light units.