Abstinent patients with alcohol use disorders show an altered plasma cytokine profile: Identification of both interleukin 6 and interleukin 17A as potential biomarkers of consumption and comorbid liver and pancreatic diseases.
Nuria García-MarchenaRosa Maza-QuirogaAntonia SerranoVicente BarriosNerea Requena-OcañaJuan SuárezJulie Ann ChowenJesús ArgenteGabriel RubioMarta TorrensMeritxell López-GallardoEva María MarcoEstela Castilla-OrtegaLuis Javier SantínFernando Rodríguez de FonsecaFrancisco Javier PavónPedro AraosPublished in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2020)
The present results suggest alcohol use disorder is associated with alterations of plasma cytokines, being interleukin 6 and interleukin 17A potential biomarkers of the presence of comorbidities of digestive organs. The clinical relevance of these findings is discussed in the context of alcohol-induced inflammatory processes.