Wissenschaftler haben nun herausgefunden, wie Alkohol im Darm ein immunes „Alarmsystem“ ausschalten kann, sodass schlechte Bakterien ihrem natürlichen Lebensraum entkommen können, um in die Leber zu fluten, was in einer Studie an Mäusen, wie bei alkoholbedingten Lebererkrankungen (ALD), schnell Entzündungen für das Organ verursacht.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09395-z

From the linked article:

Scientists have now discovered how alcohol can switch off an immune „alarm system“ in the gut, allowing bad bacteria to escape their natural habitat to flood into the liver, rapidly causing inflammation to the organ. This bacterial invasion is a key driver of the inflammation and injury seen in alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD).