Ethanol

"Ethanol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

Descriptor ID	D000431
MeSH Number(s)	D02.033.375
Concept/Terms	Ethanol Ethanol Grain Alcohol Alcohol, Grain Alcohol, Ethyl Ethyl Alcohol Absolute Alcohol Absolute Alcohol Alcohol, Absolute

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Ethanol [D02.033.375]

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Bar chart showing 238 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	3	2	5
1997	1	0	1
1998	2	0	2
1999	3	2	5
2000	2	2	4
2001	2	0	2
2002	5	1	6
2003	2	2	4
2004	6	2	8
2005	7	0	7
2006	9	2	11
2007	8	2	10
2008	13	2	15
2009	14	4	18
2010	4	5	9
2011	6	3	9
2012	5	2	7
2013	8	3	11
2014	8	1	9
2015	10	3	13
2016	8	4	12
2017	1	2	3
2018	7	1	8
2019	6	2	8
2020	5	4	9
2021	3	2	5
2022	0	8	8
2023	2	6	8
2024	4	5	9
2025	7	2	9
2026	3	0	3

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Rojas-Pirela M, Herrera-Flores C, Costa-Alba P, Salete-Granado D, Aguilar ML, Puertas-Miranda D, Cicu?ndez B, P?rez-Nieto M?, P?rez-Albornoz C, Folgueira C, Mora A, Sabio G, Marcos M. Analysis of Antimicrobial Peptide Expression Under Acute and Chronic Alcohol Exposure: A Cross-Sectional Study and a Systematic Review of the Literature. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Feb 20; 27(4).

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Babuta M, Datta AA, de Carvalho Ribeiro M, Santos BACD, Morel C, Copeland C, Ortega-Ribera M, Mehta J, Calenda C, Wang Y, Remotti V, Brezani V, Patel A, Hawryluk D, Szabo G. Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase deficiency predisposes the liver to alcohol-induced cell death and ER stress. Hepatol Commun. 2026 Mar 01; 10(3).

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L? T, Gimenez-Gomez P, Martin GE. Influence of biological sex and age on alcohol modulation of synaptic gating in nucleus accumbens core medium spiny neurons. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2026 Feb; 50(2):e70243.

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Babu KM, Haddad YK, Krotulski AJ, Causey ST, Vargas-Torres CC, Martinez PM, Goldberg EM, Dorfman JD, Bailey M, Chapman BP, Graham P, Lai JT, Saif R, Elhoussan R, Romero AC, Londo?o-Barreras R, Walton SE, Thomas DD, Logan BK, Merchant RC. Relationship of Ethanol, Cannabinoids, Benzodiazepines, and Opioids to Serious Injuries from Falls in Adults Aged 55 and Older. J Emerg Med. 2026 May; 84:46-58.

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Tschann MM, Brown JM, Thompson SL, Kumari A, Peer A, Mandrekar P, Romesh N, Hwang CL, Yeligar SM, Kovacs EJ, Choudhry MA. Effects of alcohol use on the gut, inflammation, and organ injury: A summary of the 2025 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting. Alcohol. 2026 02; 130:28-32.

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Minchenberg SB, Ribera MO, Hionides Gutierrez A, Datta A, Brezani V, Santos B, Hong SM, Kulkarni S, Nagesh PT, Szabo G. Unraveling the gastrointestinal tract's response to alcohol binges: Neutrophil recruitment, neutrophil extracellular traps, and intestinal injury. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Dec; 49(12):2707-2720.

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Edwards CM, Xu Z, Winder DG. Adolescent onset of volitional ethanol intake normalizes sex differences observed with adult-onset ethanol intake and negative affective behaviors during protracted forced abstinence. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2026 May; 243(5):1049-1060.

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Ekuban FA, Gripshover TC, Ames P, Biswas K, Bolatimi OE, Abramson J, Iyer M, Luo J, Ekuban A, Hwang JY, Park JW, Banerjee M, Watson WH, Wahlang B, Bello D, Schlezinger JJ, McClain CJ, Cave MC. Perfluorooctane sulfonate exposure and alcohol-associated liver disease severity in a mouse chronic-binge ethanol feeding model. Toxicol Sci. 2025 08 01; 206(2):388-408.

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Brezani V, Joshi RS, Ortega-Ribera M, Nagesh PT, Brezani V, Zivny A, Kurt-Jones EA, Golenbock DT, Szabo G. Ethanol consumption aggravates amyloid pathology and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease associated with inflammasome activation and ASC speck propagation. J Neuroinflammation. 2025 Jul 15; 22(1):183.

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Gimenez-Gomez P, Le T, Zinter M, M'Angale P, Duran-Laforet V, Freels TG, Pavchinskiy R, Molas S, Schafer DP, Tapper AR, Thomson T, Martin GE. Suppression of binge alcohol drinking by an inhibitory neuronal ensemble in the mouse medial orbitofrontal cortex. Nat Neurosci. 2025 Aug; 28(8):1741-1752.

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