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Pathogenesis of Cirrhosis due to Alcohol:
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==Pathophysiology of Alcoholic liver disease==
==Pathophysiology of cirrhosis due to alcohol==
Pathogenesis of Cirrhosis due to Alcohol:
* Mechanisms of alcohol-induced liver damage include:<ref name="pmid25548474">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ceni E, Mello T, Galli A |title=Pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease: role of oxidative metabolism |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=20 |issue=47 |pages=17756–72 |year=2014 |pmid=25548474 |pmc=4273126 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17756 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15194557">{{cite journal |vauthors=You M, Crabb DW |title=Recent advances in alcoholic liver disease II. Minireview: molecular mechanisms of alcoholic fatty liver |journal=Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. |volume=287 |issue=1 |pages=G1–6 |year=2004 |pmid=15194557 |doi=10.1152/ajpgi.00056.2004 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16088993">{{cite journal |vauthors=Freeman TL, Tuma DJ, Thiele GM, Klassen LW, Worrall S, Niemelä O, Parkkila S, Emery PW, Preedy VR |title=Recent advances in alcohol-induced adduct formation |journal=Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |volume=29 |issue=7 |pages=1310–6 |year=2005 |pmid=16088993 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17590995">{{cite journal |vauthors=Niemelä O |title=Acetaldehyde adducts in circulation |journal=Novartis Found. Symp. |volume=285 |issue= |pages=183–92; discussion 193–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17590995 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11841919">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tuma DJ |title=Role of malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducts in liver injury |journal=Free Radic. Biol. Med. |volume=32 |issue=4 |pages=303–8 |year=2002 |pmid=11841919 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15540799">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tuma DJ, Casey CA |title=Dangerous byproducts of alcohol breakdown--focus on adducts |journal=Alcohol Res Health |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=285–90 |year=2003 |pmid=15540799 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16054980">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brooks PJ, Theruvathu JA |title=DNA adducts from acetaldehyde: implications for alcohol-related carcinogenesis |journal=Alcohol |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=187–93 |year=2005 |pmid=16054980 |doi=10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.03.009 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17718399">{{cite journal |vauthors=Seitz HK, Becker P |title=Alcohol metabolism and cancer risk |journal=Alcohol Res Health |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=38–41, 44–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17718399 |pmc=3860434 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9857222">{{cite journal |vauthors=Biewald J, Nilius R, Langner J |title=Occurrence of acetaldehyde protein adducts formed in various organs of chronically ethanol fed rats: an immunohistochemical study |journal=Int. J. Mol. Med. |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=389–96 |year=1998 |pmid=9857222 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17543846">{{cite journal |vauthors=Seitz HK, Meier P |title=The role of acetaldehyde in upper digestive tract cancer in alcoholics |journal=Transl Res |volume=149 |issue=6 |pages=293–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17543846 |doi=10.1016/j.trsl.2006.12.002 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid36785782">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guengerich FP, Beaune PH, Umbenhauer DR, Churchill PF, Bork RW, Dannan GA, Knodell RG, Lloyd RS, Martin MV |title=Cytochrome P-450 enzymes involved in genetic polymorphism of drug oxidation in humans |journal=Biochem. Soc. Trans. |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=576–8 |year=1987 |pmid=3678578 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid5009602">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lieber CS |title=Metabolism of ethanol and alcoholism: racial and acquired factors |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=76 |issue=2 |pages=326–7 |year=1972 |pmid=5009602 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid4402282">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lieber CS, DeCarli LM |title=The role of the hepatic microsomal ethanol oxidizing system (MEOS) for ethanol metabolism in vivo |journal=J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. |volume=181 |issue=2 |pages=279–87 |year=1972 |pmid=4402282 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9114822">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lieber CS |title=Cytochrome P-4502E1: its physiological and pathological role |journal=Physiol. Rev. |volume=77 |issue=2 |pages=517–44 |year=1997 |pmid=9114822 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2333153">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hansson T, Tindberg N, Ingelman-Sundberg M, Köhler C |title=Regional distribution of ethanol-inducible cytochrome P450 IIE1 in the rat central nervous system |journal=Neuroscience |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=451–63 |year=1990 |pmid=2333153 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17760783">{{cite journal |vauthors=Donohue TM, Cederbaum AI, French SW, Barve S, Gao B, Osna NA |title=Role of the proteasome in ethanol-induced liver pathology |journal=Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |volume=31 |issue=9 |pages=1446–59 |year=2007 |pmid=17760783 |doi=10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00454.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17854134">{{cite journal |vauthors=Osna NA, Donohue TM |title=Implication of altered proteasome function in alcoholic liver injury |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=13 |issue=37 |pages=4931–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17854134 |pmc=4434615 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18078827">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lu Y, Cederbaum AI |title=CYP2E1 and oxidative liver injury by alcohol |journal=Free Radic. Biol. Med. |volume=44 |issue=5 |pages=723–38 |year=2008 |pmid=18078827 |pmc=2268632 |doi=10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.11.004 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1545775">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yun YP, Casazza JP, Sohn DH, Veech RL, Song BJ |title=Pretranslational activation of cytochrome P450IIE during ketosis induced by a high fat diet |journal=Mol. Pharmacol. |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=474–9 |year=1992 |pmid=1545775 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2005876">{{cite journal |vauthors=Raucy JL, Lasker JM, Kraner JC, Salazar DE, Lieber CS, Corcoran GB |title=Induction of cytochrome P450IIE1 in the obese overfed rat |journal=Mol. Pharmacol. |volume=39 |issue=3 |pages=275–80 |year=1991 |pmid=2005876 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11826398">{{cite journal |vauthors=Woodcroft KJ, Hafner MS, Novak RF |title=Insulin signaling in the transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of CYP2E1 expression |journal=Hepatology |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=263–73 |year=2002 |pmid=11826398 |doi=10.1053/jhep.2002.30691 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7700245">{{cite journal |vauthors=De Waziers I, Garlatti M, Bouguet J, Beaune PH, Barouki R |title=Insulin down-regulates cytochrome P450 2B and 2E expression at the post-transcriptional level in the rat hepatoma cell line |journal=Mol. Pharmacol. |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=474–9 |year=1995 |pmid=7700245 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9765518">{{cite journal |vauthors=Peng HM, Coon MJ |title=Regulation of rabbit cytochrome P450 2E1 expression in HepG2 cells by insulin and thyroid hormone |journal=Mol. Pharmacol. |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=740–7 |year=1998 |pmid=9765518 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1822117">{{cite journal |vauthors=Terelius Y, Norsten-Höög C, Cronholm T, Ingelman-Sundberg M |title=Acetaldehyde as a substrate for ethanol-inducible cytochrome P450 (CYP2E1) |journal=Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. |volume=179 |issue=1 |pages=689–94 |year=1991 |pmid=1822117 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9726291">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wu YS, Salmela KS, Lieber CS |title=Microsomal acetaldehyde oxidation is negligible in the presence of ethanol |journal=Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |volume=22 |issue=5 |pages=1165–9 |year=1998 |pmid=9726291 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9309320">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brooks PJ |title=DNA damage, DNA repair, and alcohol toxicity--a review |journal=Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |volume=21 |issue=6 |pages=1073–82 |year=1997 |pmid=9309320 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* More than 66 percent of all American adults consume alcohol.
** Impairment of:
* Cirrhosis due to alcohol accounts for approximately forty percent of mortality rates due to cirrhosis.
*** Protein synthesis  
* Mechanisms of alcohol-induced damage include:
*** Secretion
** Impaired protein synthesis, secretion, glycosylation
*** Glycosylation
* Ethanol intake leads to elevated accumulation of intracellular triglycerides by:
* Ethanol intake leads to elevated accumulation of intracellular triglycerides by:<ref name="pmid12791698">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fischer M, You M, Matsumoto M, Crabb DW |title=Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) agonist treatment reverses PPARalpha dysfunction and abnormalities in hepatic lipid metabolism in ethanol-fed mice |journal=J. Biol. Chem. |volume=278 |issue=30 |pages=27997–8004 |year=2003 |pmid=12791698 |doi=10.1074/jbc.M302140200 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15578517">{{cite journal |vauthors=You M, Matsumoto M, Pacold CM, Cho WK, Crabb DW |title=The role of AMP-activated protein kinase in the action of ethanol in the liver |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=127 |issue=6 |pages=1798–808 |year=2004 |pmid=15578517 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16879892">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ji C, Chan C, Kaplowitz N |title=Predominant role of sterol response element binding proteins (SREBP) lipogenic pathways in hepatic steatosis in the murine intragastric ethanol feeding model |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=45 |issue=5 |pages=717–24 |year=2006 |pmid=16879892 |doi=10.1016/j.jhep.2006.05.009 |url=}}</ref>
** Lipoprotein secretion
** Lipoprotein secretion
** Decreased fatty acid oxidation
** Decreased fatty acid oxidation
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** Interrupting microtubule formation
** Interrupting microtubule formation
** Interfering with enzyme activities
** Interfering with enzyme activities
* Damage of hepatocytes leads to the formation of reactive oxygen species that activate Kupffer cells.<ref name="pmid11984538">{{cite journal |vauthors=Arthur MJ |title=Reversibility of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis following treatment for hepatitis C |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=122 |issue=5 |pages=1525–8 |year=2002 |pmid=11984538 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* Reactive oxygen species begin to form as a result of hepatocyte damage that activate Kupffer cells.<ref name="pmid11984538">{{cite journal |vauthors=Arthur MJ |title=Reversibility of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis following treatment for hepatitis C |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=122 |issue=5 |pages=1525–8 |year=2002 |pmid=11984538 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Kupffer cell activation leads to the production of profibrogenic cytokines that stimulates stellate cells.
*Kupffer cell activation leads to the production of profibrogenic cytokines which in turn, stimulates stellate cells.
*Stellate cell activation leads to the production of extracellular matrix and collagen.
*Stellate cell activation leads to connective tissue formation due to deposition extracellular matrix and collagen.
* Portal triads develop connections with central veins due to connective tissue formation in pericentral and periportal zones, leading to the formation of regenerative nodules.  
* Portal triads develop connections with central veins due to connective tissue formation in pericentral and periportal zones, leading to the formation of regenerative nodules.  
* Shrinkage of the liver occurs over years due to repeated insults that lead to:
* Shrinkage of the liver occurs over years due to repeated insults that lead to:
** Loss of hepatocytes
** Loss of hepatocytes
** Increased production and deposition of collagen
** Increased production and deposition of collagen and regenerative nodule formation in a background of fibrosis
 
 
*[[Ethanol]] [[metabolism]] in the [[liver]] is carried out mainly by two [[enzymes]]:<ref name="pmid25548474">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ceni E, Mello T, Galli A |title=Pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease: role of oxidative metabolism |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=20 |issue=47 |pages=17756–72 |year=2014 |pmid=25548474 |pmc=4273126 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17756 |url=}}</ref>
**[[Alcohol dehydrogenase]]
**[[Aldehyde dehydrogenase]]
*Both of these [[enzymes]] use [[Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide|NAD]]+ as a cofactor. [[Alcohol]] is converted to [[acetaldehyde]] and [[acetaldehyde]] is then further [[oxidized]] to [[acetate]]. [[Acetaldehyde]] is the [[toxic]] [[metabolite]] in this process.
*The [[metabolism]] of [[alcohol]] in the [[liver]] ends up producing an excess of reduced [[nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide]] (NADH). This changes the reduction-oxidation potential in the [[liver]] and inhibits key [[metabolic]] processes in the [[liver]] such as, the [[tricarboxylic acid cycle]] and the [[oxidation]] of [[Fatty acid|fatty acids]] and thereby ends up promoting lipogenesis.<ref name="pmid15194557">{{cite journal |vauthors=You M, Crabb DW |title=Recent advances in alcoholic liver disease II. Minireview: molecular mechanisms of alcoholic fatty liver |journal=Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. |volume=287 |issue=1 |pages=G1–6 |year=2004 |pmid=15194557 |doi=10.1152/ajpgi.00056.2004 |url=}}</ref>
*Since [[acetaldehyde]] has an [[electrophilic]] nature it can form [[covalent]] chemical bonds with [[Protein|proteins]], [[Lipid|lipids]] and [[DNA]]. These [[Covalent bond|covalent]] bonds that are formed are extremely [[pathogenic]], as they have the ability to alter [[cell]] environments, [[protein]] structures and they can enable [[DNA]] damage and [[mutation]].<ref name="pmid16088993">{{cite journal |vauthors=Freeman TL, Tuma DJ, Thiele GM, Klassen LW, Worrall S, Niemelä O, Parkkila S, Emery PW, Preedy VR |title=Recent advances in alcohol-induced adduct formation |journal=Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |volume=29 |issue=7 |pages=1310–6 |year=2005 |pmid=16088993 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17590995">{{cite journal |vauthors=Niemelä O |title=Acetaldehyde adducts in circulation |journal=Novartis Found. Symp. |volume=285 |issue= |pages=183–92; discussion 193–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17590995 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11841919">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tuma DJ |title=Role of malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde adducts in liver injury |journal=Free Radic. Biol. Med. |volume=32 |issue=4 |pages=303–8 |year=2002 |pmid=11841919 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15540799">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tuma DJ, Casey CA |title=Dangerous byproducts of alcohol breakdown--focus on adducts |journal=Alcohol Res Health |volume=27 |issue=4 |pages=285–90 |year=2003 |pmid=15540799 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16054980">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brooks PJ, Theruvathu JA |title=DNA adducts from acetaldehyde: implications for alcohol-related carcinogenesis |journal=Alcohol |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=187–93 |year=2005 |pmid=16054980 |doi=10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.03.009 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17718399">{{cite journal |vauthors=Seitz HK, Becker P |title=Alcohol metabolism and cancer risk |journal=Alcohol Res Health |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=38–41, 44–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17718399 |pmc=3860434 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9857222">{{cite journal |vauthors=Biewald J, Nilius R, Langner J |title=Occurrence of acetaldehyde protein adducts formed in various organs of chronically ethanol fed rats: an immunohistochemical study |journal=Int. J. Mol. Med. |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=389–96 |year=1998 |pmid=9857222 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17543846">{{cite journal |vauthors=Seitz HK, Meier P |title=The role of acetaldehyde in upper digestive tract cancer in alcoholics |journal=Transl Res |volume=149 |issue=6 |pages=293–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17543846 |doi=10.1016/j.trsl.2006.12.002 |url=}}</ref>
 
*The [[cytochrome]] [[Cytochrome P450|P450]] enzymes (CYP) are a part of the [[Microsomal Ethanol Oxidizing System|microsomal ethanol oxidizing system]]. These are a large group of enzymes involved in numerous oxidizing reactions on different substrates. They catalyze many different reactions in order to make them in to more polar metabolites that are easier to excrete.<ref name="pmid3678578">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guengerich FP, Beaune PH, Umbenhauer DR, Churchill PF, Bork RW, Dannan GA, Knodell RG, Lloyd RS, Martin MV |title=Cytochrome P-450 enzymes involved in genetic polymorphism of drug oxidation in humans |journal=Biochem. Soc. Trans. |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=576–8 |year=1987 |pmid=3678578 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
*There is an ethanol inducible form of CYP enzymes that is working in a small amount under normal physiological conditions. This enzyme [[CYP2E1]] is converting [[ethanol]] to [[acetaldehyde]] and then to [[acetate]]. When there is chronic [[alcohol]] abuse, there is induction of the microsomal system and there is an increase in the expression of [[CYP2E1]]. This increase in [[CYP2E1]] expression under chronic [[ethanol]] consumption can be hazardous, as this [[oxidation]] reaction can produces many different ROS; O<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, OH<sup>-</sup> and hydroxyethyl radical (HER).<ref name="pmid36785782">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guengerich FP, Beaune PH, Umbenhauer DR, Churchill PF, Bork RW, Dannan GA, Knodell RG, Lloyd RS, Martin MV |title=Cytochrome P-450 enzymes involved in genetic polymorphism of drug oxidation in humans |journal=Biochem. Soc. Trans. |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=576–8 |year=1987 |pmid=3678578 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid5009602">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lieber CS |title=Metabolism of ethanol and alcoholism: racial and acquired factors |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=76 |issue=2 |pages=326–7 |year=1972 |pmid=5009602 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid4402282">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lieber CS, DeCarli LM |title=The role of the hepatic microsomal ethanol oxidizing system (MEOS) for ethanol metabolism in vivo |journal=J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. |volume=181 |issue=2 |pages=279–87 |year=1972 |pmid=4402282 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9114822">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lieber CS |title=Cytochrome P-4502E1: its physiological and pathological role |journal=Physiol. Rev. |volume=77 |issue=2 |pages=517–44 |year=1997 |pmid=9114822 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2333153">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hansson T, Tindberg N, Ingelman-Sundberg M, Köhler C |title=Regional distribution of ethanol-inducible cytochrome P450 IIE1 in the rat central nervous system |journal=Neuroscience |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=451–63 |year=1990 |pmid=2333153 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17760783">{{cite journal |vauthors=Donohue TM, Cederbaum AI, French SW, Barve S, Gao B, Osna NA |title=Role of the proteasome in ethanol-induced liver pathology |journal=Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |volume=31 |issue=9 |pages=1446–59 |year=2007 |pmid=17760783 |doi=10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00454.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17854134">{{cite journal |vauthors=Osna NA, Donohue TM |title=Implication of altered proteasome function in alcoholic liver injury |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=13 |issue=37 |pages=4931–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17854134 |pmc=4434615 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18078827">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lu Y, Cederbaum AI |title=CYP2E1 and oxidative liver injury by alcohol |journal=Free Radic. Biol. Med. |volume=44 |issue=5 |pages=723–38 |year=2008 |pmid=18078827 |pmc=2268632 |doi=10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.11.004 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1545775">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yun YP, Casazza JP, Sohn DH, Veech RL, Song BJ |title=Pretranslational activation of cytochrome P450IIE during ketosis induced by a high fat diet |journal=Mol. Pharmacol. |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=474–9 |year=1992 |pmid=1545775 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2005876">{{cite journal |vauthors=Raucy JL, Lasker JM, Kraner JC, Salazar DE, Lieber CS, Corcoran GB |title=Induction of cytochrome P450IIE1 in the obese overfed rat |journal=Mol. Pharmacol. |volume=39 |issue=3 |pages=275–80 |year=1991 |pmid=2005876 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11826398">{{cite journal |vauthors=Woodcroft KJ, Hafner MS, Novak RF |title=Insulin signaling in the transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of CYP2E1 expression |journal=Hepatology |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=263–73 |year=2002 |pmid=11826398 |doi=10.1053/jhep.2002.30691 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7700245">{{cite journal |vauthors=De Waziers I, Garlatti M, Bouguet J, Beaune PH, Barouki R |title=Insulin down-regulates cytochrome P450 2B and 2E expression at the post-transcriptional level in the rat hepatoma cell line |journal=Mol. Pharmacol. |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=474–9 |year=1995 |pmid=7700245 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9765518">{{cite journal |vauthors=Peng HM, Coon MJ |title=Regulation of rabbit cytochrome P450 2E1 expression in HepG2 cells by insulin and thyroid hormone |journal=Mol. Pharmacol. |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=740–7 |year=1998 |pmid=9765518 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1822117">{{cite journal |vauthors=Terelius Y, Norsten-Höög C, Cronholm T, Ingelman-Sundberg M |title=Acetaldehyde as a substrate for ethanol-inducible cytochrome P450 (CYP2E1) |journal=Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. |volume=179 |issue=1 |pages=689–94 |year=1991 |pmid=1822117 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9726291">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wu YS, Salmela KS, Lieber CS |title=Microsomal acetaldehyde oxidation is negligible in the presence of ethanol |journal=Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |volume=22 |issue=5 |pages=1165–9 |year=1998 |pmid=9726291 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid9309320">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brooks PJ |title=DNA damage, DNA repair, and alcohol toxicity--a review |journal=Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |volume=21 |issue=6 |pages=1073–82 |year=1997 |pmid=9309320 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
*[[Ethanol]] [[metabolism]] additionally promotes [[lipogenesis]] through the inhibition of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α (PPAR-α) and AMP kinase, as well as the stimulation of sterol regulatory element binding protein 1, which is a membrane bound [[Transcription (genetics)|transcription]] factor. The sequence of all these events results in a fat storing metabolic remodeling of the liver.<ref name="pmid12791698">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fischer M, You M, Matsumoto M, Crabb DW |title=Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) agonist treatment reverses PPARalpha dysfunction and abnormalities in hepatic lipid metabolism in ethanol-fed mice |journal=J. Biol. Chem. |volume=278 |issue=30 |pages=27997–8004 |year=2003 |pmid=12791698 |doi=10.1074/jbc.M302140200 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15578517">{{cite journal |vauthors=You M, Matsumoto M, Pacold CM, Cho WK, Crabb DW |title=The role of AMP-activated protein kinase in the action of ethanol in the liver |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=127 |issue=6 |pages=1798–808 |year=2004 |pmid=15578517 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16879892">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ji C, Chan C, Kaplowitz N |title=Predominant role of sterol response element binding proteins (SREBP) lipogenic pathways in hepatic steatosis in the murine intragastric ethanol feeding model |journal=J. Hepatol. |volume=45 |issue=5 |pages=717–24 |year=2006 |pmid=16879892 |doi=10.1016/j.jhep.2006.05.009 |url=}}</ref>
 
*Two key factors that play an important role in the [[inflammatory]] process that leads to the alcohol mediated liver injury are:<ref name="pmid6433728">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tsukamoto H, Reidelberger RD, French SW, Largman C |title=Long-term cannulation model for blood sampling and intragastric infusion in the rat |journal=Am. J. Physiol. |volume=247 |issue=3 Pt 2 |pages=R595–9 |year=1984 |pmid=6433728 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11431739">{{cite journal |vauthors=Uesugi T, Froh M, Arteel GE, Bradford BU, Thurman RG |title=Toll-like receptor 4 is involved in the mechanism of early alcohol-induced liver injury in mice |journal=Hepatology |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=101–8 |year=2001 |pmid=11431739 |doi=10.1053/jhep.2001.25350 |url=}}</ref>
**[[Endotoxin]]
**Gut permeability
*[[Endotoxin]] is associated to the [[lipopolysaccharide]] (LPS) component of the outer wall of [[gram-negative bacteria]] and is thought to be the key trigger in this [[Inflammation|inflammatory]] process.<ref name="pmid15723320">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wiest R, Garcia-Tsao G |title=Bacterial translocation (BT) in cirrhosis |journal=Hepatology |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=422–33 |year=2005 |pmid=15723320 |doi=10.1002/hep.20632 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8171045">{{cite journal |vauthors=Nanji AA, Khettry U, Sadrzadeh SM |title=Lactobacillus feeding reduces endotoxemia and severity of experimental alcoholic liver (disease) |journal=Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. |volume=205 |issue=3 |pages=243–7 |year=1994 |pmid=8171045 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Gut permeability is the factor that is either enabling or preventing the transfer of the LPS-endotoxin from the intestinal lumen into the portal circulation.<ref name="pmid7806045">{{cite journal |vauthors=Adachi Y, Moore LE, Bradford BU, Gao W, Thurman RG |title=Antibiotics prevent liver injury in rats following long-term exposure to ethanol |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=108 |issue=1 |pages=218–24 |year=1995 |pmid=7806045 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid6141332">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bjarnason I, Peters TJ, Wise RJ |title=The leaky gut of alcoholism: possible route of entry for toxic compounds |journal=Lancet |volume=1 |issue=8370 |pages=179–82 |year=1984 |pmid=6141332 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*The fact that long term exposure to [[alcohol]] increases gut permeability has been observed in humans as LPS-endotoxin levels have been found to be elevated in patients with [[alcoholic]] [[liver]] injury.<ref name="pmid11236841">{{cite journal |vauthors=Urbaschek R, McCuskey RS, Rudi V, Becker KP, Stickel F, Urbaschek B, Seitz HK |title=Endotoxin, endotoxin-neutralizing-capacity, sCD14, sICAM-1, and cytokines in patients with various degrees of alcoholic liver disease |journal=Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=261–8 |year=2001 |pmid=11236841 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
*After the entry of LPS-[[endotoxin]] in to the [[portal]] [[circulation]] it binds to the LPS-binding protein, this is a key step in the inflammatory and histopathological response to [[alcohol]] ingestion.<ref name="pmid11884468">{{cite journal |vauthors=Uesugi T, Froh M, Arteel GE, Bradford BU, Wheeler MD, Gäbele E, Isayama F, Thurman RG |title=Role of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein in early alcohol-induced liver injury in mice |journal=J. Immunol. |volume=168 |issue=6 |pages=2963–9 |year=2002 |pmid=11884468 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*The LPS-LPS binding protein complex binds to the [[CD14]] receptor on the cell surface membrane of the [[Kupffer cells]] in the [[liver]]. 
*Activation of these [[Kupffer cell|Kupffer cells]] requires 3 main cellular proteins:<ref name="pmid8045507">{{cite journal |vauthors=Adachi Y, Bradford BU, Gao W, Bojes HK, Thurman RG |title=Inactivation of Kupffer cells prevents early alcohol-induced liver injury |journal=Hepatology |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=453–60 |year=1994 |pmid=8045507 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
**[[CD14]] (monocyte differentiation antigen)<ref name="pmid11254735">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yin M, Bradford BU, Wheeler MD, Uesugi T, Froh M, Goyert SM, Thurman RG |title=Reduced early alcohol-induced liver injury in CD14-deficient mice |journal=J. Immunol. |volume=166 |issue=7 |pages=4737–42 |year=2001 |pmid=11254735 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
**Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)<ref name="pmid18792393">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hritz I, Mandrekar P, Velayudham A, Catalano D, Dolganiuc A, Kodys K, Kurt-Jones E, Szabo G |title=The critical role of toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 in alcoholic liver disease is independent of the common TLR adapter MyD88 |journal=Hepatology |volume=48 |issue=4 |pages=1224–31 |year=2008 |pmid=18792393 |doi=10.1002/hep.22470 |url=}}</ref>
**MD2, a protein, binds [[TLR 4|TLR4]] with LPS-LPS binding protein
*The [[TLR 4|TLR4]] then signals activation of early growth response 1 (EGR1), which is an early gene-zinc-finger transcription factor.<ref name="pmid11477402">{{cite journal |vauthors=Akira S, Takeda K, Kaisho T |title=Toll-like receptors: critical proteins linking innate and acquired immunity |journal=Nat. Immunol. |volume=2 |issue=8 |pages=675–80 |year=2001 |pmid=11477402 |doi=10.1038/90609 |url=}}</ref> 
*The nuclear factor-kB ([[NF-kB]]) and the [[TLR 4|TLR4]] adapter also play an important role in the activation of the [[Kupffer cell|kupffer cells]].<ref name="pmid18713975">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zhao XJ, Dong Q, Bindas J, Piganelli JD, Magill A, Reiser J, Kolls JK |title=TRIF and IRF-3 binding to the TNF promoter results in macrophage TNF dysregulation and steatosis induced by chronic ethanol |journal=J. Immunol. |volume=181 |issue=5 |pages=3049–56 |year=2008 |pmid=18713975 |pmc=3690475 |doi= |url=}}</ref> 
*EGR1 plays the pivotal role in [[lipopolysaccharide]]-stimulated [[Tumor necrosis factor-alpha|TNF-α]] production. 
*In mice the absence of EGR1 prevents [[alcohol]] induced [[liver]] injury.<ref name="pmid15940638">{{cite journal |vauthors=McMullen MR, Pritchard MT, Wang Q, Millward CA, Croniger CM, Nagy LE |title=Early growth response-1 transcription factor is essential for ethanol-induced fatty liver injury in mice |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=128 |issue=7 |pages=2066–76 |year=2005 |pmid=15940638 |pmc=1959407 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
*[[Ethanol]] administration stimulates the release of [[mitochondrial]] [[cytochrome]] c and the expression of the [[Fas ligand]], this leads to hepatic cell apoptosis mediated by the cascade-3 activation pathway.<ref name="pmid11438480">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zhou Z, Sun X, Kang YJ |title=Ethanol-induced apoptosis in mouse liver: Fas- and cytochrome c-mediated caspase-3 activation pathway |journal=Am. J. Pathol. |volume=159 |issue=1 |pages=329–38 |year=2001 |pmid=11438480 |pmc=1850406 |doi=10.1016/S0002-9440(10)61699-9 |url=}}</ref> 
*The cumulative effect of [[Tumor necrosis factor-alpha|TNF-α]] and Fas-mediated apoptotic signals make the hepatocytes more susceptible to injury by stimulating an increase in natural killer T cells in the [[liver]].<ref name="pmid15131799">{{cite journal |vauthors=Minagawa M, Deng Q, Liu ZX, Tsukamoto H, Dennert G |title=Activated natural killer T cells induce liver injury by Fas and tumor necrosis factor-alpha during alcohol consumption |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=126 |issue=5 |pages=1387–99 |year=2004 |pmid=15131799 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* More than 66 percent of all American adults consume alcohol.
* Cirrhosis due to alcohol accounts for approximately forty percent of mortality rates due to cirrhosis.
* Mechanisms of alcohol-induced damage include:
** Impaired protein synthesis, secretion, glycosylation
* Ethanol intake leads to elevated accumulation of intracellular triglycerides by:
** Lipoprotein secretion
** Decreased fatty acid oxidation
** Increased fatty acid uptake
* Alcohol is converted by Alcohol dehydrogenase to acetaldehyde.
* Due to the high reactivity of acetaldehyde, it forms acetaldehyde-protein adducts which cause damage to cells by:
** Trafficking of hepatic proteins
** Interrupting microtubule formation
** Interfering with enzyme activities
* Damage of hepatocytes leads to the formation of reactive oxygen species that activate Kupffer cells.<ref name="pmid11984538">{{cite journal |vauthors=Arthur MJ |title=Reversibility of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis following treatment for hepatitis C |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=122 |issue=5 |pages=1525–8 |year=2002 |pmid=11984538 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Kupffer cell activation leads to the production of profibrogenic cytokines that stimulates stellate cells.
*Stellate cell activation leads to the production of extracellular matrix and collagen.
* Portal triads develop connections with central veins due to connective tissue formation in pericentral and periportal zones, leading to the formation of regenerative nodules.
* Shrinkage of the liver occurs over years due to repeated insults that lead to:
** Loss of hepatocytes
** Increased production and deposition of collagen





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Overview

Cirrhosis occurs due to long term liver injury which causes an imbalance between matrix production and degradation. Early disruption of the normal hepatic matrix results in its replacement by scar tissue, which in turn has deleterious effects on cell function.

Pathophysiology

The pathogenesis of cirrhosis is as follows: [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Pathogenesis of Cirrhosis due to Alcohol:

Pathophysiology of cirrhosis due to alcohol

  • Mechanisms of alcohol-induced liver damage include:[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
    • Impairment of:
      • Protein synthesis
      • Secretion
      • Glycosylation
  • Ethanol intake leads to elevated accumulation of intracellular triglycerides by:[44][45][46]
    • Lipoprotein secretion
    • Decreased fatty acid oxidation
    • Increased fatty acid uptake
  • Alcohol is converted by Alcohol dehydrogenase to acetaldehyde.
  • Due to the high reactivity of acetaldehyde, it forms acetaldehyde-protein adducts which cause damage to cells by:
    • Trafficking of hepatic proteins
    • Interrupting microtubule formation
    • Interfering with enzyme activities
  • Reactive oxygen species begin to form as a result of hepatocyte damage that activate Kupffer cells.[6]
  • Kupffer cell activation leads to the production of profibrogenic cytokines which in turn, stimulates stellate cells.
  • Stellate cell activation leads to connective tissue formation due to deposition extracellular matrix and collagen.
  • Portal triads develop connections with central veins due to connective tissue formation in pericentral and periportal zones, leading to the formation of regenerative nodules.
  • Shrinkage of the liver occurs over years due to repeated insults that lead to:
    • Loss of hepatocytes
    • Increased production and deposition of collagen and regenerative nodule formation in a background of fibrosis


Pathology

  • There are four stages of Cirrhosis as it progresses:
    • Chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis - inflammation and necrosis of portal tracts with lymphocyte infiltration leading to the destruction of the bile ducts.
    • Development of biliary stasis and fibrosis
  • Periportal fibrosis progresses to bridging fibrosis
  • Increased proliferation of smaller bile ductules leading to regenerative nodule formation.
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