Compositions and methods for ex vivo preservation of blood vessels for vascular grafts using inhibitors of type I and/or type II phosphodiesterases

摘要

The present invention relates to ex vivo methods for preserving/maintaining blood vessels that are to be used as vascular grafts by specifically inhibiting Type I and/or Type II phosphodiesterases. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising a specific inhibitor of a Type I and/or Type II phosphodiesterase for use in the methods of the invention.