Vascular Endothelial-Cadherin Expression After Reperfusion Correlates With Lung Injury in Rat Lung Transplantation

VEC expression was maintained during CI; however, it reduced early after reperfusion after 6 hours of CI, correlating with severe intraalveolar edema. db-cAMP/NTG additive to the preservation solution contributed to the maintenance of VEC expression after reperfusion.