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Role Of Micrornas In Alcohol-Induced Multi-Organ Injury., Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Joseph M. Pachunka, Justin L. Mott
Role Of Micrornas In Alcohol-Induced Multi-Organ Injury., Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Joseph M. Pachunka, Justin L. Mott
Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alcohol consumption and its abuse is a major health problem resulting in significant healthcare cost in the United States. Chronic alcoholism results in damage to most of the vital organs in the human body. Among the alcohol-induced injuries, alcoholic liver disease is one of the most prevalent in the United States. Remarkably, ethanol alters expression of a wide variety of microRNAs that can regulate alcohol-induced complications or dysfunctions. In this review, we will discuss the role of microRNAs in alcoholic pancreatitis, alcohol-induced liver damage, intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction, and brain damage including altered hippocampus structure and function, and neuronal loss, …