Emerging concepts in alcohol, infection & immunity: A summary of the 2023 alcohol and immunology research interest group (AIRIG) meeting

Lauren N. Rutt, Mengfei Liu, Esther Melamed, Shannon Twardy, Jamie L. Sturgill, Lisa A. Brenner, Josiah Hardesty, Steven A. Weinman, Madison M. Tschann, Jared Travers, David A. Welsh, Natalie Chichetto, Kathryn M. Crotty, Bryan Mackowiak, Samantha M. Yeligar, Todd A. Wyatt, Rachel H. McMahan, Mashkoor A. Choudry, Elizabeth J. Kovacs, Rebecca L. McCullough

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Abstract

On December 8th 2023, the annual Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting was held at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. The 2023 meeting focused broadly on how acute and chronic alcohol exposure leads to immune dysregulation, and how this contributes to damage in multiple tissues and organs. These include impaired lung immunity, intestinal dysfunction, autoimmunity, the gut-Central Nervous System (CNS) axis, and end-organ damage. In addition, diverse areas of alcohol research covered multiple pathways behind alcohol-induced cellular dysfunction, including inflammasome activation, changes in miRNA expression, mitochondrial metabolism, gene regulation, and transcriptomics. Finally, the work presented at this meeting highlighted novel biomarkers and therapeutic interventions for patients suffering from alcohol-induced organ damage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9-16
Number of pages8
JournalAlcohol
Volume118
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2024

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Keywords

  • Alcohol
  • Complosome
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Immunometabolism
  • Infection
  • Lung

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Biochemistry
  • Toxicology
  • Neurology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

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