Alcohol in Health and Disease

Dharam Agarwal, Helmut K.Seitz

Alcohol Metabolism, Alcohol Sensitivity, and Alcoholism

Functional Polymorphism of Alcohol and Aldehyde Dehydrogenases: Alcohol Metabolism, Alcoholism, and Alcohol-Induced Organ Damage
Shih-Jiun Yin and Dharam P. Agarwal
Genes for Alcohol Metabolism and Alcohol Sensitivity: Their Role in the Genetics of Alcohol Dependence
John B. Whitfield
Pharmacogenetic Relevance of Aldehyde Dehydrogenases
Dharam P. Agarwal
Alcohol Metabolism by Gut Flora: Metabolic, Pathogenetic, and Clinical Implications
Mikko Salaspuro
Distribution of Alcohol Dehydrogenase in Human Organs: Relevance for Alcohol Metabolism and Pathology
Xavier Parés, Susana E. Martínez, Abdellah Allali-Hassani, Emma Borràs, Jaume Farrés,Sílvia Martras, Albert Rosell, and Julia Vaglenova

Genetic Aspects of Alcohol Use and Dependence

Genetics and Alcoholism: The COGA Project
Victor M. Hesselbrock, Tatiana Foroud, Howard Edenberg, John I. Nurnberger, Jr., Theodore Reich, and John P. Rice
The Genetic Epidemiology of Alcoholism: Sex Differences and Future Directions
Carol A. Prescott
The Dopamine D2 Receptor Gene and Alcoholism: Association Studies
Ulrich Finckh
Biological Markers of Alcohol Use and Abuse in Theory and Practice
Anders Helander

General Health Issues Related to Alcohol Consumption

Neurobiology of Alcoholism: Recent Findings and Possible Implications for Treatment
Michael Soyka and Christian G. Schütz
Neurodegeneration and Neuroadaptation in Alcoholism
Andreas Heinz and Karl Mann
Pathogenic Mechanisms in Alcoholic Myopathy
Victor R. Preedy, Junko Adachi, Sohail Ahmed, David Mantle, Onni Niemela, Seppo Parkkila, Simon Worrall, and Timothy John Peters
The Alcoholic Patient in the Perioperative Period
Tim Neumann, Michael Martin, and Claudia Spies
Alcohol and the Energy Balance: Is Alcohol a Risk Factor for Obesity?
Paolo M. Suter
Recent Advances in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy
Ann P. Streissguth
Quality of Life in Alcohol-Misusing Subjects
Timothy John Peters and John Howard Foster

Alcoholic Liver Disease

Hepatic, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders of Alcoholism: From Pathogenesis to Therapy
Charles S. Lieber
Gut-Derived Bacterial Toxins (Endotoxin) and Alcoholic Liver Disease
J. Christian Bode, Alexandr Parlesak, and Christiane Bode
Acetaldehyde and Liver Disease
Kalle Jokelainen
The Role of Kupffer Cells in Alcoholic Liver Disease
Carl M. Oneta
Retinoids and Alcoholic Liver Disease
Xiang-Dong Wang
Treatment of Alcoholic Liver Disease
Helmut K. Seitz and Tatjana Arslic

Alcohol and Cancer

Alcohol and Cancer: The Role of Acetaldehyde
Nils Homann
Alcohol and Gastrointestinal Cell Regeneration
Ulrich A. Simanowski and Helmut K. Seitz
Alcohol and Cancer of the Aerodigestive Tract
Hiromasa Ishii, Akira Yokoyama, Katsuya Maruyama, and Shinzo Kato

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases
Arthur L. Klatsky
Beverage Alcohol Consumption as a Negative Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: Biochemical Mechanisms
David M. Goldberg and George J. Soleas
Regulation of the Quantity and Quality of High-Density Lipoproteins by Alcohol: A Review
Minna L. Hannuksela and Markku J. Savolainen
Alcohol, Lipoproteins, and the French Paradox
Michael H. Criqui