Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde (MAA) Protein Adducts Are Found Exclusively in the Lungs of Smokers with Alcohol Use Disorders and Are Associated with Systemic Anti-MAA Antibodies.

Muna SapkotaEllen L BurnhamJane M DeVasureJenea M SweeterCarlos D HunterMichael J DuryeeLynell W KlassenKusum K KharbandaJoseph H SissonGeoffrey M ThieleTodd A Wyatt

Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2017)

MAA-adducted proteins could play a role in pneumonia and other diseases of the lung in the setting of AUD and smoking.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
amino acid
intensive care unit
binding protein
respiratory failure
small molecule
alcohol use disorder
drug induced