title: Physiological processes underlying organ injury in alcohol abuse.
abstract: This review summarizes the American Physiological Society (APS) Presidential Symposium 1 entitled "Physiological Processes Underlying Organ Injury in Alcohol Abuse" at the 2016 Experimental Biology meeting. The symposium was organized by Dr. Patricia Molina, past president of the APS, was held on April 3 at the Convention Center in San Diego, CA, and was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The "Physiological Processes Underlying Organ Injury in Alcohol Abuse Symposium" assembled experts and leaders in the field and served as a platform to discuss and share knowledge on the latest developments and scientific advances on the mechanisms underlying organ injury in alcohol abuse. This symposium provided unique, interdisciplinary alcohol research, including several organs, liver, muscle, adipose, and brain, affected by excessive alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; fsouz1@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Flavia M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Souza-Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania;
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio;
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama;
authors.forename: Shannon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.affiliation: The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; and.
authors.forename: Loren H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.affiliation: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D063388:Endocannabinoids / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D063388:Endocannabinoids
keywords: adipose tissue; alcohol; circadian clock; endocannabinoids; muscle atrophy