Lipids and oxidative stress associated with ethanol‐induced neurological damage

JA Hernández, RC López-Sánchez… - Oxidative medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The excessive intake of alcohol is a serious public health problem, especially given the
severe damage provoked by chronic or prenatal exposure to alcohol that affects many …

Common single nucleotide variants underlying drug addiction: more than a decade of research

KM Bühler, E Giné, V Echeverry‐Alzate… - Addiction …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Drug‐related phenotypes are common complex and highly heritable traits. In the last few
years, candidate gene (CGAS) and genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) have …

Strong association of the alcohol dehydrogenase 1B gene (ADH1B) with alcohol dependence and alcohol-induced medical diseases

D Li, H Zhao, J Gelernter - Biological psychiatry, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The alcohol dehydrogenase 1B gene (ADH1B) is hypothesized to affect
predisposition to alcohol dependence (AD) and abuse. A variant of the ADH1B gene …

Epidemiology of hepatitis virus B and C

M Dehesa-Violante, R Nuñez-Nateras - Archives of medical research, 2007 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B and C virus infections constitute a significant health problem in Latin America.
Approximately 400,000 new cases of hepatitis B per year and 10 million people infected with …

[HTML][HTML] Alcoholism and liver disease in Mexico: genetic and environmental factors

S Roman, EA Zepeda-Carrillo… - World journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alcoholism and cirrhosis, which are two of the most serious health problems worldwide,
have a broad spectrum of clinical outcomes. Both diseases are influenced by genetic …

Assessing appetitive, aversive, and negative ethanol-mediated reinforcement through an immature rat model

RM Pautassi, ME Nizhnikov, NE Spear - Neuroscience & biobehavioral …, 2009 - Elsevier
The motivational effects of drugs play a key role during the transition from casual use to
abuse and dependence. Ethanol reinforcement has been successfully studied through …

The amount of alcohol consumption negatively impacts short-term mortality in Mexican patients with alcoholic hepatitis

J Altamirano, A Duarte-Rojo… - Official journal of the …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Mexicans have an increased rate of alcohol abuse and alcoholic liver
disease. Factors influencing the severity of alcoholic hepatitis (AH) in Mexicans are …

Alcohol and the liver

A Reuben - Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Alcohol and the liver : Current Opinion in Gastroenterology Alcohol and the liver : Current
Opinion in Gastroenterology Log in or Register Subscribe to journalSubscribe Get new issue …

The investigation into CYP2E1 in relation to the level of response to alcohol through a combination of linkage and association analysis

A Webb, PA Lind, J Kalmijn, HS Feiler… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: A low level of response to alcohol during an individual's early experience with
alcohol is associated with an increase risk of alcoholism. A family‐based genome‐wide …

Cytochrome P450 genetic polymorphisms of Mexican indigenous populations

M Sosa-Macías, A LLerena - Drug metabolism and drug interactions, 2013 - degruyter.com
This review focuses on the genetic polymorphisms of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) genes in
Mexican indigenous populations, who are a part of the wide ethnic diversity of this country …