Organs and Systems

Curated Collection

This Curated Collection includes ARCR articles that assess how alcohol use affects organs in the body—such as the liver, heart, stomach, and pancreas—as well as explores mechanisms involved in alcohol-related injury and potential therapies. Developed by ARCR editors, Curated Collections highlight journal content to help guide readers to topics of interest in the field of alcohol research.

February 1, 2024

Gut-Liver-Brain Axis and Alcohol Use Disorder: Treatment Potential of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

Jennifer T. Wolstenholme,^1,2 Nikki K. Duong,^3,4 Emily R. Brocato,² and...

November 2, 2023

Alcohol and Skeletal Muscle in Health and Disease

Liz Simon, Brianna L. Bourgeois, and Patricia E. Molina

November 10, 2022

Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Resham Ramkissoon and Vijay H. Shah

September 23, 2021

Hepatic Cannabinoid Signaling in the Regulation of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Keungmo Yang,¹ Sung Eun Choi,¹ and Won-Il Jeong^1,2

April 8, 2021

Natural Recovery by the Liver and Other Organs After Chronic Alcohol Use

Paul G. Thomes,^1,2 Karuna Rasineni,^1,2 Viswanathan Saraswathi,^2,3 Kusum K...

July 23, 2020

The Endocrine System and Alcohol Drinking in Females

Deborah A. Finn^1,2

July 2, 2020

Alcohol and Liver Function in Women

Haripriya Maddur¹ and Vijay H. Shah²

June 18, 2020

Alcohol’s Effects on Breast Cancer in Women

Jo L. Freudenheim¹

January 1, 2018

Binge Drinking’s Effects on the Body

Patricia E. Molina and Steve Nelson

January 1, 2017

Alcohol–Organ Interactions: Injury and Repair - Editor's Note

Patricia Molina, M.D., Ph.D.; Steve Nelson, M.D.; and Antonio Noronha, Ph.D.

January 1, 2017

Alcoholic Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Current Management

Natalia A. Osna, Ph.D.; Terrence M. Donohue, Jr., Ph.D.; and Kusum K. Kharbanda...

January 1, 2017

Alcohol and Gut-Derived Inflammation

Faraz Bishehsari, M.D., Ph.D.; Emmeline Magno, M.D.; Garth Swanson, M.D.; Vishal...

January 1, 2017

Uniting Epidemiology and Experimental Disease Models for Alcohol-Related Pancreatic Disease

Veronica Wendy Setiawan, Ph.D.; Kristine Monroe, Ph.D.; Aurelia Lugea, Ph.D...

January 1, 2017

Alcoholic Myopathy: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

Liz Simon, M.V.Sc., Ph.D.; Sarah E. Jolley, M.D., M.Sc.; and Patricia E. Molina...

January 1, 2017

Alcohol’s Effects on the Cardiovascular System

Mariann R. Piano, Ph.D.

January 1, 2017

Alcohol and the Lung

Ashish J. Mehta, M.D., and David M. Guidot, M.D.

January 1, 2017

Pathophysiology of the Effects of Alcohol Abuse on the Endocrine System

Nadia Rachdaoui, Ph.D., and Dipak K. Sarkar, Ph.D., D.Phil.

January 1, 2017

Alcohol and Puberty: Mechanisms of Delayed Development

William L. Dees, Ph.D.; Jill K. Hiney, Ph.D.; and Vinod K. Srivastava, Ph.D.

January 1, 2017

Alcohol Misuse and Kidney Injury: Epidemiological Evidence and Potential Mechanisms

Zoltan V. Varga, M.D., Ph.D.; Csaba Matyas, M.D.; Janos Paloczi, Ph.D.; and Pal...

January 1, 2017

Development, Prevention, and Treatment of Alcohol-Induced Organ Injury: The Role of Nutrition

Shirish Barve, Ph.D.; Shao-Yu Chen, Ph.D.; Irina Kirpich, Ph.D.; Walter H...

January 1, 2015

Alcohol’s Effects on Lung Health and Immunity

Samantha M. Simet, Ph.D., and Joseph H. Sisson, M.D.

January 1, 2015

The First Line of Defense: The Effects of Alcohol on Post-Burn Intestinal Barrier, Immune Cells, and Microbiome

Adam M. Hammer, Niya L. Morris, Zachary M. Earley, and Mashkoor A. Choudhry, Ph...

January 1, 2015

The Gastrointestinal Microbiome: Alcohol Effects on the Composition of Intestinal Microbiota

Phillip A. Engen; Stefan J. Green, Ph.D.; Robin M. Voigt, Ph.D.; Christopher B...

January 1, 2015

The Role of Innate Immunity in Alcoholic Liver Disease

Laura E. Nagy, Ph.D.

January 1, 2015

Macrophages and Alcohol-Related Liver Inflammation

Cynthia Ju, Ph.D., and Pranoti Mandrekar, Ph.D.

January 1, 2015

Alcohol’s Burden on Immunity Following Burn, Hemorrhagic Shock, or Traumatic Brain Injury

Patricia E. Molina, M.D., Ph.D.; Paige S. Katz, Ph.D.; Flavia Souza-Smith, Ph.D...

January 1, 2015

Alcohol and Viral Hepatitis: Role of Lipid Rafts

Angela Dolganiuc, M.D., Ph.D.

January 1, 2015

Effects of Alcohol on Tumor Growth, Metastasis, Immune Response, and Host Survival

Gary G. Meadows, Ph.D., and Hui Zhang, Ph.D.

December 1, 2013

Focus On: Ethnicity and the Social and Health Harms From Drinking

Karen G. Chartier, Ph.D.; Patrice A.C. Vaeth, Dr.P.H.; and Raul Caetano, M.D...

December 1, 2013

Measuring the Burden—Current and Future Research Trends: Results From the NIAAA Expert Panel on Alcohol and Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Rosalind A. Breslow, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., and Kenneth J. Mukamal, M.D.

December 1, 2013

Chronic Diseases and Conditions Related to Alcohol Use

Kevin D. Shield, M.H.Sc.; Charles Parry, Ph.D.; and Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D.

December 1, 2013

Alcohol and Mortality: Global Alcohol-Attributable Deaths From Cancer, Liver Cirrhosis, and Injury in 2010

Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D., and Kevin D. Shield, MH.Sc.

January 1, 2013

Epigenetic Effects of Ethanol on the Liver and Gastrointestinal System

Shivendra D. Shukla, Ph.D., and Robert W. Lim, Ph.D.

January 1, 2013

Epigenetic Events in Liver Cancer Resulting From Alcoholic Liver Disease

Samuel W. French, M.D.

December 1, 2012

Stress and the HPA Axis: Role of Glucocorticoids in Alcohol Dependence

Mary Ann C. Stephens, Ph.D., and Gary Wand, M.D.

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