liver/biliary system
• when chronically (8-week) EtOH-fed mice are given a single EtOH binge (E8G1), mice exhibit higher levels of liver steatosis, neutrophil infiltration and fibrosis than similarly treated wild-type controls
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homeostasis/metabolism
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• after E8G1 (chronic-plus-single binge EtOH) or E8G3 (chronic-plus-three binges EtOH), mice show no significant differences in serum triglyceride or cholesterol levels relative to similarly treated wild-type controls
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• after E8G1, several liver metabolites related to the gamma-glutamyl cycle and glutathione disposition are altered, including increases in 5-oxoproline (pyroglutamic acid/pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid), cysteinylglycine, glutathione and glutathione disulfide, and a reduction in L-glutamic acid; in addition, glucuronide metabolites ethyl glucuronide and thyroxine glucuronide are increased
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• after E8G1, livers show increased 4-HNE (4-Hydroxynonenal) adducts, indicating increased levels of lipid peroxidation
• however, after E8G3, 4-HNE adducts are lower than post E8G1 and similar to those in E8G3 wild-type livers
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• after E8G1, major alterations in serum metabolites include several carnitine metabolites that are mostly reduced; in addition, serum kynurenine is drastically decreased
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• after E8G1, mice exhibit significantly higher serum ALT levels than similarly treated wild-type controls
• however, after E8G3, serum ALT levels are lower than post E8G1 and not significantly different from those in E8G3 wild-type controls
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• after E8G1 (chronic-plus-single binge EtOH) or E8G3 (chronic-plus-three binges EtOH), serum EtOH levels are significantly higher than in wild-type controls at 1 h after E8G1 or E8G3 (5 g/kg), indicating altered chronic-plus-binge EtOH clearance
• however, no differences in serum EtOH levels are observed at any time point after an acute EtOH binge (single dose of 5 g/kg) relative to wild-type controls
• in vitro, isolated liver microsomes treated with TCPOBOP (a Cyp2b10 inducer) or with TCPOBOP plus PPP (a CYP2b10 inhibitor) and challenged with EtOH show no alterations in EtOH oxidation to acetaldehyde, as observed in similarly treated wild-type microsomes
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cellular
• after E8G1, livers show increased 4-HNE (4-Hydroxynonenal) adducts, indicating increased levels of lipid peroxidation
• however, after E8G3, 4-HNE adducts are lower than post E8G1 and similar to those in E8G3 wild-type livers
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