Fig. 3

Assessment of lung edema. Wet-to-dry weight ratio of the lungs was assessed as an indicator of lung edema. Mean ± standard error of the mean. NS: hepatic ischemia–reperfusion and saline infusion. AD: hepatic ischemia–reperfusion and adrenaline infusion. *P < 0.05 vs. NS group (reproduced with modification with permission of the American Physiological Society [9])