Alcohol and other drugs of abuse are major contributing factors to
liver disease and its pathology. Alcoholic cirrhosis causes
thousands of deaths each year in the United States, and encourages
liver replacement. A better understanding of the mechanisms of
liver pathology will significantly aid basic researchers and
physicians in treating and preventing liver damage. This book is
designed especially for those researchers wishing to understand
alcoholic liver disease. Therefore the role of alcohol in changing
nutrition and its nutritional effects on liver disease are
reviewed. The generation of free radicals during alcohol use has
been found to be an important cause of membrane changes, of cancer
development, and of lipid alterations-and thus of liver pathology.
In addition to alcohol, other drugs of abuse, including morphine,
cocaine, marijuana, and caffeine have also been shown to be
significant contributors to liver pathology. The prevalence of drug
and alcohol use and abuse today means that liver disease will
continue as a major social and medical problem. The explanation of
its biological origins cannot fail to help us better understand and
treat the disease in the years to come.
General
| Imprint: |
HumanaPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews, 2 |
| Release date: |
December 2012 |
| First published: |
1991 |
| Editors: |
Roland R. Watson
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
620 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4612-6755-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Other branches of medicine >
Pathology >
Gross pathology
|
| LSN: |
1-4612-6755-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781461267553 |
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