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ReviewAlcohol research : current reviews2017

Alcohol Misuse and Kidney Injury: Epidemiological Evidence and Potential Mechanisms.

Zoltan V Varga, Csaba Matyas, Janos Paloczi, Pal Pacher

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Review in Alcohol research : current reviews, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Link between Alcohol Consumption and Kidney Injury.The American journal of pathology · 2026
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  5. Ambulatory Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Cirrhosis Is Common and Burdensome.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2025
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  6. Nephroprotective effects of ethanol leaf extract ofResearch in pharmaceutical sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zoltan V VargaZoltan V. Varga, M.D., Ph.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; Csaba Matyas, M.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; Janos Paloczi, Ph.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; and Pal Pacher, M.D., Ph.D., is a Senior Investigator and Lab Chief, all in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Tissue Injury, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland.
Csaba MatyasZoltan V. Varga, M.D., Ph.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; Csaba Matyas, M.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; Janos Paloczi, Ph.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; and Pal Pacher, M.D., Ph.D., is a Senior Investigator and Lab Chief, all in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Tissue Injury, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland.
Janos PalocziZoltan V. Varga, M.D., Ph.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; Csaba Matyas, M.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; Janos Paloczi, Ph.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; and Pal Pacher, M.D., Ph.D., is a Senior Investigator and Lab Chief, all in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Tissue Injury, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland.
Pal PacherZoltan V. Varga, M.D., Ph.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; Csaba Matyas, M.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; Janos Paloczi, Ph.D., is a visiting Research Fellow; and Pal Pacher, M.D., Ph.D., is a Senior Investigator and Lab Chief, all in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Tissue Injury, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism · US

Funding

Mechanism of oxidative/nitrosative stress and inflammation-induced tissue injuryZIAAA000375 · NIAAA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM · PI PACHER, PAL · 2009 to 2025
$27.8M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic alcohol consumption is a well-known risk factor for tissue injury. The link between alcohol use disorder (AUD) and kidney injury is intriguing but controversial, and the molecular mechanisms by which alcohol may damage the kidneys are poorly understood. Epidemiological studies attempting to link AUD and kidney disease are, to date, inconclusive, and there is little experimental evidence directly linking alcohol consumption to kidney injury. However, studies conducted primarily in other organs and tissues suggest several possible mechanisms by which alcohol may promote kidney dysfunction. One possible mechanism is oxidative stress resulting from increased production of reactive oxygen species, which leads to an excessive amount of free radicals, which in turn trigger tissue injury and increase inflammation. In addition, AUD's effect on other major organs (liver, heart, intestines, and skeletal muscle) appears to promote unfavorable pathological processes that are harmful to the kidneys. Notably, these mechanisms have not yet been validated experimentally in the kidney. Additional research is needed to clarify if alcohol does indeed promote kidney injury and the mechanisms by which alcohol-induced kidney injury may occur.

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AlcoholismAnimalsEthanolHumansKidney DiseasesEthanol

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PMID28988579
PMCPMC5513691
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