Alcohol-related liver disease is among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to an incomplete understanding of the factors contributing to disease development, liver transplantation is still the only available cure. A team led by Tim Hendrikx from MedUni Vienna’s Department of Laboratory Medicine has now uncovered a new mechanism that plays an important role in the progression of the disease. Thanks to an improved understanding of the molecular background, the researchers are now laying the foundations for the development of new treatment methods. The results of the study were published in the respected scientific journal “Gut”.
Alcohol-related liver disease: mechanism could form basis for development of new therapies as seen on The Hippocratic Post.