Alcohol, vitamin A, and β-carotene: Adverse interactions, including hepatotoxicity and carcinogenicity

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1071-1085

  Leo, Maria A ^a   Lieber, Charles S ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alpha Tocopherol; ATBC; Beadlets; Beta Carotene and Cancer Prevention Study; Carcinogenicity; Cardiovascular complications; CARET; Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial; Carotenoids; Ethanol; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Hepatotoxicity; Liver; Pulmonary cancer; Retinoids; Retinol; Review; Vitamin A; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CYTOCHROME P450; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; RETINOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER MICROSOME; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0032973664     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.6.1071     Document Type: Review

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