The progression of ethanol-induced liver injury was studied in a mouse model.
IgM co-localizes with C1q in the liver in response to ethanol feeding; accumulation of IgM and C3b at early stages of ethanol feeding is dependent on apoptosis.
sIgM−/− mice are protected from early stages of ethanol-induced liver injury.
C1INH, an inhibitor of C1 activity, protected from ethanol-induced liver injury