Metabolic Consequences of Chronic Alcohol Abuse in Non-Smokers: A Pilot Study
- Authors
- Obianyo, Obiamaka; Liang, Yan; Burnham, Ellen L.; Mehta, Ashish; Park, Youngja; Uppal, Karan; Harris, Frank L.; Jones, Dean P.; Brown, Lou Ann S.
- Issue Date
- 23-6월-2015
- Publisher
- PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
- Citation
- PLOS ONE, v.10, no.6
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- PLOS ONE
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 6
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/93242
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0129570
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- Abstract
- An alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with an increased susceptibility to respiratory infection and injury and, upon hospitalization, higher mortality rates. Studies in model systems show effects of alcohol on mitochondrial function, lipid metabolism and antioxidant systems. The present study applied high-resolution metabolomics to test for these changes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of subjects with an AUD. Smokers were excluded to avoid confounding effects and compliance was verified by cotinine measurements. Statistically significant metabolic features, differentially expressed by control and AUD subjects, were identified by statistical and bioinformatic methods. The results show that fatty acid and acylcarnitine concentrations were increased in AUD subjects, consistent with perturbed mitochondrial and lipid metabolism. Decreased concentrations of methyl-donor compounds suggest altered one-carbon metabolism and oxidative stress. An accumulation of peptides suggests proteolytic activity, which could reflect altered epithelial barrier function. Two metabolites of possible microbial origin suggest subclinical bacterial infection. Furthermore, increased diacetylspermine suggests additional metabolic perturbations, which could contribute to dysregulated alveolar macrophage function and vulnerability to infection. Together, the results show an extended metabolic consequence of AUD in the bronchoalveolar space.
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