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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Pathophysiological Aspects of Alcohol Metabolism in the Liver.

Jeongeun Hyun, Jinsol Han, Chanbin Lee, Myunghee Yoon, Youngmi Jung

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 140 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
140citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
27.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

140 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 284 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Ultra-Micro Powder From Edible Plants (Food science & nutrition · 2026
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  12. Serum HMGB1 and Alcohol-Related Liver Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026
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  19. Lipid Droplet Dynamics in Alcoholic Steatohepatitis.The American journal of pathology · 2026
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80 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jeongeun HyunInstitute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1144-2552
Jinsol HanDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Korea.
Chanbin LeeDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Korea.
Myunghee YoonDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Korea.
Youngmi JungDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Korea.
Pusan National University · KRDankook University · KR

Funding

Biomedical Research Institute Grant of Pusan National University Hospital 20200216National Research Foundation of Korea 2021R1C1C1003904
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a globally prevalent chronic liver disease caused by chronic or binge consumption of alcohol. The liver is the major organ that metabolizes alcohol; therefore, it is particularly sensitive to alcohol intake. Metabolites and byproducts generated during alcohol metabolism cause liver damage, leading to ALD via several mechanisms, such as impairing lipid metabolism, intensifying inflammatory reactions, and inducing fibrosis. Despite the severity of ALD, the development of novel treatments has been hampered by the lack of animal models that fully mimic human ALD. To overcome the current limitations of ALD studies and therapy development, it is necessary to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying alcohol-induced liver injury. Hence, to provide insights into the progression of ALD, this review examines previous studies conducted on alcohol metabolism in the liver. There is a particular focus on the occurrence of ALD caused by hepatotoxicity originating from alcohol metabolism.

Indexed as

Inactivation, MetabolicAnimalsDisease SusceptibilityEthanolHepatocytesHumansImmune SystemImmunomodulationLipid MetabolismLiverLiver CirrhosisLiver Diseases, AlcoholicLiver NeoplasmsMetabolic Networks and PathwaysOxidation-ReductionReactive Oxygen SpeciesEthanolReactive Oxygen Speciesalcoholic liver diseasealcohol metabolismfibrosisinflammationlipotoxicity

Identifiers

PMID34071962
PMCPMC8197869
OpenAlexW3164074301

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Registered trials

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