Alcohol and epigenetic changes: Summary of the 2011 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting

Anita Zahs; Brenda J Curtis; Thomas J Waldschmidt; Lou Ann S Brown; Theresa W Gauthier; Mashkoor A Choudhry; Elizabeth J Kovacs; Melanie D Bird

doi:10.1016/j.alcohol.2012.05.005

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Alcohol and epigenetic changes: Summary of the 2011 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting

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Alcohol and epigenetic changes: Summary of the 2011 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting

Anita Zahs, Brenda J Curtis, Thomas J Waldschmidt, Lou Ann S Brown, Theresa W Gauthier, Mashkoor A Choudhry, Elizabeth J Kovacs and Melanie D Bird

Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), Vol.46(8), pp.783-787

12/2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2012.05.005

PMCID: PMC3717564

PMID: 22738858

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On November 18, 2011, the 16th annual Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting was held at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. The focus of this year's meeting was alcohol's effect on epigenetic changes and possible outcomes induced by these changes. Two sessions, which consisted of talks from invited speakers as well as presentations of selected abstracts, were held in addition to a poster session. Participants presented information on alcohol-induced alterations in histone modifications and gene expression along with immunologic responses to alcohol. Speakers shared new research specifically on histone deacetylase enzyme expression and modifications due to alcohol and the downstream effect of these modifications may have on gene expression and tissue damage. Additional studies suggested that alcohol exacerbates inflammation when combined with other insults such as infection, trauma, inhalation injury, and disease.

Epigenetics

Inflammation

Alcohol

Immune response

Histone

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Title: Subtitle: Alcohol and epigenetic changes: Summary of the 2011 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting
Creators: Anita Zahs - Alcohol Research Program, Department of Surgery, Burn and Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Brenda J Curtis - Alcohol Research Program, Department of Surgery, Burn and Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Thomas J Waldschmidt - Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Lou Ann S Brown - Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Theresa W Gauthier - Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Mashkoor A Choudhry - Alcohol Research Program, Department of Surgery, Burn and Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Elizabeth J Kovacs - Alcohol Research Program, Department of Surgery, Burn and Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Melanie D Bird - Alcohol Research Program, Department of Surgery, Burn and Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), Vol.46(8), pp.783-787
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2012.05.005
PMID: 22738858
PMCID: PMC3717564
NLM abbreviation: Alcohol
ISSN: 0741-8329
eISSN: 1873-6823
Publisher: Elsevier
Language: English
Date published: 12/2012
Academic Unit: Pathology
Record Identifier: 9984047872302771

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