Cyclooxygenase-2 promotes pulmonary intravascular macrophage accumulation by exacerbating BMP signaling in rat experimental hepatopulmonary syndrome
Keywords: HPS; hepatopulmonary syndrome; COX-2; cyclooxygenase-2; BMP-2; bone morphogenic protein-2; CV-2; crossveinless-2; CBDL; common bile duct ligation; PGE2; Prostaglandins E2; PMVEC; pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell; IPVD; intrapulmonary vasodilation;