To determine if alcoholic liver fibrogenesis is exacerbated by dietary iron supplementation,
carbonyl iron (0.25% wt/vol) was intragastrically infused with or without ethanol to rats for 16 …

Alcoholism ranks as one of the main current threats to the health and safety of people in
大多数西方国家。Therefore, a high priority should be given to aims at reducing its …

Background: Serum protein S100B determinations have been recently suggested as markers
of traumatic brain injury. However, little is known about the effects of extracranial injuries …

Alcoholic liver disease is associated with abnormal hepatic methionine metabolism and folate
deficiency. Because folate is integral to the methionine cycle, its deficiency could promote …

Background/Aims: Interaction between CYP2E1, ethanol metabolites, and enhanced lipid
peroxidation is linked to the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease. This study was conducted …

Immunization of mice with acetaldehyde conjugated to human plasma proteins resulted in
the production of polyclonal antibodies that reacted with erythrocyte protein-acetaldehyde …

Generation of oxygen free radicals and reactive aldehydes as a result of excessive ethanol
consumption has been well established. Recent studies in human alcoholics and in …

Background Emerging evidence questions current recommendations on the timing of infant
feeding for the prevention of childhood allergies. The evidence for asthma is inconclusive. …

Aims: A combined index based on γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and carbohydrate-deficient
transferrin (CDT) measurements (GGT–CDT) has been recently suggested to improve the …

Aims: To investigate the relationship of different patterns of alcohol intake to various types of
trauma. Methods: We examined the associations of alcohol consumption in a series of 385 …