... regulator of various genes involved in inflammation and immune cell infiltration [ 12 ]. Chronic alcohol consumption not only leads to a fatty liver but also induces innate immunity through the translocation of bacteria-derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from the gut to the liver [ 13 ]. LPS in the liver...

... limited to relatively small or heterogeneous study groups, or have used suboptimal methods of measuring insulin action. Hence the aim of the present study was to examine whether the metabolic syndrome (as recently defined), components of this syndrome and smoking are associated with alcohol consumption...

...P. D. Arkwright; L. J. Beilin; I. Rouse; B. K. Armstrong; R. Vandongen 1. The association between alcohol consumption and blood pressure was studied in 491 Government employees. The men, aged 21–45 years, volunteered to complete a health questionnaire and submitted to standardized measurements...