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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 5.
Published in final edited form as: Hepatol Int. 2020 Sep 5;14(5):667–676. doi: 10.1007/s12072-020-10082-6

Figure 1: Mechanisms causing inflammation in ALD.

Figure 1:

Inflammation plays a key role in inducing ALD progression. Activation of innate immunity is well documented and contributes to inflammation in ALD. Activation of adaptive immunity has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of ALD, but more studies are required to support this notion.