Understanding How Nutrition Affects Alcohol-Related Organ Damage
The Role of Nutrition in the Development/Progression of Alcohol-Induced Organ Injury
This center explores how what we eat influences organ damage caused by alcohol and looks for ways nutrition might help prevent or treat it.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Louisville NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Louisville, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11087468 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This research center is dedicated to understanding how nutrition plays a part in organ damage caused by alcohol. Our team brings together experts from many fields to explore how diet affects conditions like alcoholic liver disease and other organ problems. We are looking into specific areas, such as how different types of fats in your diet contribute to liver disease and how alcohol changes the gut and liver at a genetic level. The goal is to find new nutritional strategies that could help prevent or treat these serious health issues.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Individuals with or at risk for alcohol-induced organ injury, particularly alcoholic liver disease, could be ideal candidates for future related studies.
Not a fit: Patients whose organ damage is not related to alcohol consumption or nutritional factors may not directly benefit from this specific research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to new dietary recommendations or nutritional therapies to prevent or treat organ damage in individuals who consume alcohol.
How similar studies have performed: While the general link between nutrition and health is established, this center's unique focus on nutrition as a cofactor and therapeutic intervention for alcohol-induced organ injury is a novel approach among alcohol research centers.
Where this research is happening
Louisville, United States
- University of Louisville — Louisville, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Mcclain, Craig J. — University of Louisville
- Study coordinator: Mcclain, Craig J.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.