Biomaterial Database

Disulfiram hepatotoxicity. 1977

L Ranek, and P Buch Andreasen

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D004221	Disulfiram	A carbamate derivative used as an alcohol deterrent. It is a relatively nontoxic substance when administered alone, but markedly alters the intermediary metabolism of alcohol. When alcohol is ingested after administration of disulfiram, blood acetaldehyde concentrations are increased, followed by flushing, systemic vasodilation, respiratory difficulties, nausea, hypotension, and other symptoms (acetaldehyde syndrome). It acts by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase.	Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide,Alcophobin,Antabus,Antabuse,Anticol,Bis(diethylthiocarbamoyl) Disulfide,Dicupral,Esperal,Tetraethylthioperoxydicarbonic Diamide, ((H2N)C(S))2S2,Teturam,Disulfide, Tetraethylthiuram
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000437	Alcoholism	A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)	Alcohol Abuse,Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic,Ethanol Abuse,Alcohol Addiction,Alcohol Dependence,Alcohol Use Disorder,Abuse, Alcohol,Abuse, Ethanol,Addiction, Alcohol,Alcohol Use Disorders,Chronic Alcoholic Intoxication,Dependence, Alcohol,Intoxication, Chronic Alcoholic,Use Disorders, Alcohol
D056486	Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury	A spectrum of clinical liver diseases ranging from mild biochemical abnormalities to ACUTE LIVER FAILURE, caused by drugs, drug metabolites, herbal and dietary supplements and chemicals from the environment.	Drug-Induced Liver Injury,Liver Injury, Drug-Induced,Acute Liver Injury, Drug-Induced,Chemically-Induced Liver Toxicity,Drug-Induced Acute Liver Injury,Drug-Induced Liver Disease,Hepatitis, Drug-Induced,Hepatitis, Toxic,Liver Injury, Drug-Induced, Acute,Toxic Hepatitis,Acute Liver Injury, Drug Induced,Chemically Induced Liver Toxicity,Chemically-Induced Liver Toxicities,Disease, Drug-Induced Liver,Diseases, Drug-Induced Liver,Drug Induced Acute Liver Injury,Drug Induced Liver Disease,Drug Induced Liver Injury,Drug-Induced Hepatitides,Drug-Induced Hepatitis,Drug-Induced Liver Diseases,Drug-Induced Liver Injuries,Hepatitides, Drug-Induced,Hepatitides, Toxic,Hepatitis, Drug Induced,Injuries, Drug-Induced Liver,Injury, Drug-Induced Liver,Liver Disease, Drug-Induced,Liver Diseases, Drug-Induced,Liver Injuries, Drug-Induced,Liver Injury, Drug Induced,Liver Toxicities, Chemically-Induced,Liver Toxicity, Chemically-Induced,Toxic Hepatitides,Toxicities, Chemically-Induced Liver,Toxicity, Chemically-Induced Liver