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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2019 Oct 17;34(1):100514. doi: 10.1016/j.trre.2019.100514

Table 1.

Preservation solutions used for solid organ transplantation

Belzer UW Cold Storage Solution Custodial HTK Solution
Ingredient g/L mmol/L Ingredient g/L mmol/L
Hydroxyethyl starch (Pentafraction) 50.0 N/A Sodium chloride 0.8766 15.0
Lactobionic Acid (as Lactone) 35.85 105.0 Potassium chloride 0.6710 9.0
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate 3.4 25.0 Potassium hydrogen 2-ketoglutarate 0.1842 1.0
Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate 1.23 5.0 Magnesium chloride* 6 H2O 0.8132 4.0
Raffinose pentahydrate 17.83 30.0 Histidine * HCl * H2) 3.7733 18.0
Adenosine 1.34 5.0 Histidine 27.9289 180.0
Allopurinol 0.136 1.0 Tryptophan 0.4085 2.0
Total Glutathione 0.922 3.0 Mannitol 5.4651 30.0
Potassium hydroxide 5.61 100.0 Calcium chloride * 2 H2O 0.0022 0.015
Sodium hydroxide/Hydrochloric acid (adjust to pH 7.4) Sterile water for injection
Water for injection q.s. Anion Cl− 50 mval
Celsior Flushing and Cold Storage Solution for Heart Preservation KPS-1: UW Solution for machine perfusion of kidneys
Ingredient g/L mmol Ingredient g/L mM
Mannitol 60.0 Calcium chloride (dehydrate) 0.068 0.5
Lactobionic Acid 80.0 Sodium hydroxide 0.70
Glutamic Acid 20.0 HEPES (free acid) 2.38 10.0
Histidine 30 Potassium phosphate (monobasic) 3.4 25.0
Calcium Chloride 0.25 Mannitol (USP) 5.4 30.0
Potassium Chloride 15.0 Glucose, beta D (+) 1.80 10.0
Magnesium Chloride 13.0 Sodium gluconate 17.45 80.0
Sodium Hydroxide 100.0 Magnesium gluconate D (−) gluconic acid, hemimagnesium salt 1.13 5.0
Reduced Glutathione 3.0 Ribose, D (−) 0.75 5.0
Water for injection q.s. Up to 1 L Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 50.0 N/A
Glutathione (reduced form) 0.92 3.0
Adenine (free base) 0.68 5.0
Sterile water for injection (SWI) To 1000 mL N/A