how alcohol damage the liver
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80% of alcahol passes through the liver to be detoxified. Chronic consumption of alcahol results in the secretion of pro-Inflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, Interleukin and Inter leukin 8, Oxidative stress, Lipid peroxidation, and acetaldehyde toxity. These factors cause inflammation, Apoptosis and eventually Fibrosis of liver cells.
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