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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Neurotoxicity of Chronic Alcohol Exposure: Mechanistic Insights, Cellular Disruption, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.

Philip Gołaszewski, Agata Wawrzyniak, Maksymilian Kłosowicz, Aleksandra Burbelka, Krzysztof Balawender

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Philip GołaszewskiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, 35-516 Rzeszów, Poland.
Agata WawrzyniakDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, 35-516 Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8568-1770
Maksymilian KłosowiczDepartment of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, 35-516 Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1057-9656
Aleksandra BurbelkaDepartment of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, 35-516 Rzeszów, Poland.
Krzysztof BalawenderDepartment of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, 35-516 Rzeszów, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic alcohol exposure induces complex pathophysiological changes in the central nervous system (CNS), contributing to the onset and progression of neurodegenerative disorders. This review integrates recent findings on ethanol-induced neurotoxicity, focusing on key mechanisms including oxidative stress, protein misfolding, mitochondrial dysfunction, calcium dysregulation, neuroinflammation, and epigenetic alterations. We further discuss the detrimental impact of ethanol metabolism particularly its neurotoxic intermediates such as acetaldehyde and salsolinol on neuronal integrity. Special emphasis is placed on glial cell activation, blood-brain barrier disruption, and dysregulation of survival pathways such as PI3K/Akt/mTOR. Finally, we highlight promising therapeutic strategies targeting these molecular and cellular disruptions. A comprehensive understanding of these processes is critical for the development of neuroprotective interventions aimed at mitigating alcohol-related cognitive and functional decline.

Indexed as

EthanolNeurotoxicity SyndromesAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMitochondriaNeurodegenerative DiseasesOxidative StressPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesSignal TransductionEthanolPhosphatidylinositol 3-Kinasesalcohol-induced neurotoxicityapoptosisepigeneticsethanol metabolismmitochondrial dysfunctionneuroinflammationoxidative stressPI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway

Identifiers

PMID41516173
PMCPMC12786252

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