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Table 2 Demographics of alcoholics and control subjects from New South Wales Brain Tissue Bank

From: Microglial-derived miRNA let-7 and HMGB1 contribute to ethanol-induced neurotoxicity via TLR7

DSM V alcohol classification

Age

PMI

Brain pH

RIN

Lifetime alcohol (kg)

Cause of death

Agonal state/mode of death

Control

24

43

6.27

6.2

15

Arrhythmia

Rapid

Control

40

27

6.79

7.4

47

Pulmonary embolus

Intermediate

Control

44

50

6.6

7.1

28

IHD

Rapid

Control

46

29

6.12

4.4

115

MI

Intermediate

Control

48

24

6.73

6.9

17

IHD

Rapid

Control

50

30

6.37

7.5

0

IHD

Rapid

Control

50

40

6.87

8.6

18

Hemopericardium

Rapid

Control

53

16

6.84

7.9

102

Cardiomyopathy

Rapid

Control

60

28

6.8

8

0

IHD

Rapid

Control

62

46

6.95

8.8

5

IHD

Rapid

Mean ± SEM

48 ± 3

33 ± 3

6.56 ± 0.1

7.28 ± 1

35 ± 13

  

AUD, mild

25

43.5

6.7

6.9

552

CO and EtOH

Intermediate

AUD, moderate

42

41

6.5

8

1472

Bromoxynil/EtOH

Intermediate

AUD, remission

44

15

6.48

7.9

639

IHD

Rapid

AUD, severe

45

18.5

6.57

7.9

1799

Drowning

Intermediate

AUD, severe

49

44

6.41

6.4

1012

IHD

Rapid

AUD, severe

49

16

6.19

6.2

613

MI

Rapid

AUD, moderate

50

17

6.3

7.0

2453

IHD

Rapid

AUD, severe

50

34.5

6.93

7.3

5212

Acute bronchitis

Intermediate

AUD, severe

61

59

6.57

6.1

8052

Myocarditis

Intermediate

AUD, severe

61

23.5

6.92

8.3

5621

IHD

Rapid

Mean ± SEM

48 ± 3

31 ± 5

6.63 ± 0.1

7.2 ± 1

2743 ± 829

  
  1. Detailed clinical data was collected for each subject as described in the “Methods” section. All subjects were male. AUD alcohol use disorder, PMI postmortem interval, IHD ischemic heart disease, MI myocardial infarction, CO carbon monoxide. Agonal state terminal phase durations—rapid: <1 h, intermediate: 1–24 h, long term >24 h