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Morphologic analysis of the changes in the internal organs after i.v. injection of 20 micrograms per mice of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) revealed the development of signs of multiorgan failure (interstitial and intraalveolar edema in the lung, acute fatty liver, tubular necrosis in kidney, brain edema) during first 24 h. The microvascular endothelial cells played a particular role in the state development. Results of investigation proved that endothelial cells were one of the major cellular targets for TNF action in vivo.
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PMID:[Cytological features of the development of multi-organ failure induced by exposure of the body to tumor necrosis factor]. 162 Dec 87

Rapid excessive alcohol drinking frequently causes disturbance of consciousness due to head trauma, brain edema, hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, hepatic coma and so on, provoked by acute alcohol intoxication. Rapid differential diagnosis and management are extremely important to save a life. On the other hands, the chronic users of alcohol so called alcoholism has many kinds of physical diseases such as liver diseases (i.e., fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic liver cirrhosis and miscellaneous liver disease), diabetes mellitus, injury to happen in drunkenness, pancreas disease (i.e., acute and chronic pancreatitis and deterioration of chronic pancreatitis), gastrontestinal diseases (i.e., gastroduodenal ulcer), and so on. Enough attention should be paid to above mentioned diseases, otherwise they would turn worse more with continuation and increase in quantity of the alcohol. It should be born in its mind that the excessive drinking becomes the weapon threatening life.
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PMID:[Physical diseases in alcoholism]. 2639 19