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ReviewDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Role of Cytokines in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Alcoholic Liver Disease.

Giuseppe Guido Maria Scarlata, Carmen Colaci, Marialaura Scarcella, Marcello Dallio, Alessandro Federico, Luigi Boccuto, Ludovico Abenavoli

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Review in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Giuseppe Guido Maria ScarlataDepartment of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7084-8264
Carmen ColaciDepartment of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Marialaura ScarcellaAnesthesia, Intensive Care and Nutritional Science, Azienda Ospedaliera "Santa Maria", Via Tristano di Joannuccio, 05100 Terni, Italy.
Marcello DallioHepatogastroenterology Division, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4153-815X
Alessandro FedericoHepatogastroenterology Division, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0885-0793
Luigi BoccutoHealthcare Genetics and Genomics Doctoral Program, School of Nursing, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2017-4270
Ludovico AbenavoliDepartment of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5922-1524
Magna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITAzienda Ospedaliera S.Maria · ITClemson University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease. This term covers a broad spectrum of liver lesions, from simple steatosis to alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis. The pathogenesis of ALD is multifactorial and not fully elucidated due to complex mechanisms related to direct ethanol toxicity with subsequent hepatic and systemic inflammation. The accumulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the reduction of anti-inflammatory cytokines promote the development and progression of ALD. To date, there are no targeted therapies to counter the progression of chronic alcohol-related liver disease and prevent acute liver failure. Corticosteroids reduce mortality by acting on the hepatic-systemic inflammation. On the other hand, several studies analyzed the effect of inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokines and stimulating anti-inflammatory cytokines as potential therapeutic targets in ALD. This narrative review aims to clarify the role of the main cytokines involved in the pathogenesis and treatment of ALD.

Indexed as

alcoholbiological drugsgut dysbiosisinflammationoxidative stressprobiotics

Identifiers

PMID38667527
PMCPMC11048950
OpenAlexW4393352686

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