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Role of mitochondria in hepatotoxicity of ethanol

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The current understanding of the effects of alcohol intoxication on the basic mitochondrial functions has been presented. Both, the direct toxic effect of ethanol on biological membranes and various cellular systems and the toxicity of acetaldehyde and reactive oxygen species (the products of ethanol oxidation) are discussed, with emphasis on the effect of ethanol on the basic functions of mitochondria and Ca2+-dependent mitochondrial permeability transition. Based on the available experimental data, it is demonstrated that acute alcohol intoxication causes a global mitochondrial dysfunction in the liver, resulting in considerable disturbance of the whole cellular metabolism. Alcohol poisoning of the liver leads to a decreased ability of cells to withstand oxidative stress, to support the synthesis of vital metabolic intermediates (e.g., methyl groups), as well as to produce urea from ammonia, due to a decreased permeability of the outer membrane and impaired exchange of substrates between the cytoplasm and the mitochondrial matrix. This review emphasizes the role of porin channels of the outer mitochondrial membrane in ethanol-mediated disturbances of basic mitochondrial functions and its consequences for the entire cell metabolism in the liver.

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Original Russian Text © V.V. Teplova, K.N. Belosludtsev, N.V. Belosludtseva, E.L. Holmuhamedov, 2010, published in Biofizika, 2010, Vol. 55, No. 6, pp. 1038–1047.

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Teplova, V.V., Belosludtsev, K.N., Belosludtseva, N.V. et al. Role of mitochondria in hepatotoxicity of ethanol. BIOPHYSICS 55, 951–958 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006350910060114

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