 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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethanol- Ethanol
- Grain Alcohol
- Alcohol, Grain
- Alcohol, Ethyl
- Ethyl Alcohol
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ethanol" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ethanol" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 1997 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1999 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2001 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2002 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2003 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2004 | 9 | 4 | 13 | | 2005 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2006 | 8 | 4 | 12 | | 2007 | 10 | 4 | 14 | | 2008 | 18 | 4 | 22 | | 2009 | 8 | 3 | 11 | | 2010 | 11 | 4 | 15 | | 2011 | 13 | 7 | 20 | | 2012 | 12 | 11 | 23 | | 2013 | 14 | 5 | 19 | | 2014 | 12 | 5 | 17 | | 2015 | 14 | 6 | 20 | | 2016 | 19 | 5 | 24 | | 2017 | 8 | 5 | 13 | | 2018 | 12 | 5 | 17 | | 2019 | 9 | 9 | 18 | | 2020 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2021 | 5 | 12 | 17 | | 2022 | 1 | 23 | 24 | | 2023 | 5 | 24 | 29 | | 2024 | 4 | 7 | 11 | | 2025 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethanol" by people in Profiles.
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McMahan RH, Evans MR, Najarro KM, Frank DN, Basak JM, Kovacs EJ. Ethanol exacerbates post-burn neuroinflammation and gut-brain barrier dysfunction which are associated with microbiome changes. Alcohol. 2026 Aug; 134:54-62.
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Pince CL, Piercey CJ, Stallsmith VT, Weldon K, Ruehrmund J, Dooley G, Karoly HC. Behavioral phenotypes associated with cannabis and alcohol substitution. Harm Reduct J. 2026 03 06; 23(1).
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Shchetinina A, Haneuse S, Chambers C, Tiemeier H, Slopen N. Prenatal alcohol exposure, birthweight, and externalizing behavior in children: Insights from sex-stratified four-way decomposition. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2026 Mar; 50(3):e70266.
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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, Londoño-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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Andres-Hernando A, Orlicky DJ, Garcia GE, Loetz EC, Montoya R, Kumar V, Effinger DP, Kuwabara M, Bae SY, Lorenzo-Rebenaque L, Fauste E, Bell RL, Grahame N, Liangpunsakul S, Kim H, Dugar S, Maffuid P, Nakagawa T, Wempe MF, Petrash JM, Tolan DR, Bland ST, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Identification of a common ketohexokinase-dependent link driving alcohol intake and alcohol-associated liver disease in mice. Nat Metab. 2025 Nov; 7(11):2250-2267.
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McMahan RH, Najarro KM, Giesy LE, Evans MR, Schnabl B, Orlicky DJ, Frank DN, Kovacs EJ. Intestinal REG3G Protects Against Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in a Murine Model of Ethanol Intoxication and Burn Injury. Shock. 2026 Mar 01; 65(3):528-537.
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Gowin JL, Stallsmith V, Weldon K, Dooley G, Karoly HC. Effects of legal-market cannabis and alcohol on verbal learning and memory. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2026 Apr; 243(4):805-818.
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Melamed E, Rungratanawanich W, Liangpunsakul S, Maki KA, McCullough RL, Llorente C. Alcohol, aging, and the gut microbiome: Intersections of immunity, barrier dysfunction, and disease. Alcohol. 2025 11; 128:1-12.
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Anton PE, Twardy S, Nagpal P, Moreno JA, Burchill MA, Chatterjee A, Busquet N, Mesches M, Kovacs EJ, McCullough RL. Suppression of NF-?B/NLRP3 by nanoligomer therapy mitigates ethanol and advanced age-related neuroinflammation. J Leukoc Biol. 2025 Apr 23; 117(4).
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