Male‐Specific Activation of Lysine Demethylases 5B and 5C Mediates Alcohol‐Induced Liver Injury and Hepatocyte Dedifferentiation

Michael Schonfeld, Janice Averilla, Sumedha Gunewardena, Steven A. Weinman, Irina Tikhanovich – 26 January 2022 – Alcohol‐associated liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of alcohol‐related mortality. Sex differences in sensitivity to ALD are well described, but these are often disregarded in studies of ALD development. We aimed to define sex‐specific pathways in liver exposed to alcohol. Mice were fed the Lieber‐DeCarli alcohol liquid diet or a combination of a high‐fat diet with alcohol in water.

LiverLearning®: Addiction Medicine for Liver Care Providers

DESCRIPTION There is growing interest among hepatology providers in incorporating addiction medicine skills in the evaluation of patients with addiction-related liver diseases, particularly alcohol-associated liver disease. Recent studies have shown an association between receipt of addiction treatment and improvements in liver-related outcomes in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease.

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