Open AccessIntestinal endotoxemia plays a central role in development of hepatopulmonary syndrome in a cirrhotic rat model induced by multiple pathogenic factors
Author(s) -
Hui Ying Zhang,
De Wu Han,
Ai Rong Su,
Li Tong Zhang,
Z. X. Zhao,
Jing Quan Ji,
Bao Hong Li,
Ji Cheng
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i47.6385
Subject(s) - hepatopulmonary syndrome , medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , cirrhosis , lung , endocrinology , portal venous pressure , gastroenterology , portal hypertension
To characterize the correlation between severity of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and degree of hepatic dysfunction, and to explore how intestinal endotoxemia (IETM) affects the development of HPS in cirrhotic rats.