title: Alcohol and fat promote steatohepatitis: a critical role for fat-specific protein 27/CIDEC.
abstract: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major public health problem worldwide and is the leading cause of end-stage liver disease. While the ultimate control of ALD will require the prevention of alcohol abuse, better understanding of the mechanisms of alcohol-induced liver injury may lead to treatments of fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and prevention or delay of occurrence of cirrhosis. The elucidation and the discovery of several new concepts in ALD pathogenesis have raised our understanding on the complex mechanisms and the potential in developing the new strategies for therapeutic benefits. In this review, we provide the most up-to-date information on the basic molecular mechanisms focusing on the role of fat-specific protein 27/CIDEC in the pathogenesis of ALD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Suthat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liangpunsakul
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000473:pathology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D000431:Ethanol
keywords: Fatty Liver; Liver Diseases, Alcoholic