Alcohol‐associated fibrosis in females is mediated by female‐specific activation of lysine demethylases KDM5B and KDM5C
Michael Schonfeld, Janice Averilla, Sumedha Gunewardena, Steven A. Weinman, Irina Tikhanovich – 24 April 2022 – Alcohol‐associated liver disease is a major cause of alcohol‐related mortality. However, the mechanisms underlying disease progression are not fully understood. Recently we found that liver molecular pathways are altered by alcohol consumption differently in males and females. We were able to associate these sex‐specific pathways with two upstream regulators: H3K4‐specific demethylase enzymes KDM5B and KDM5C.