Baylee R. Materia

This study shows that chronic intermittent ethanol exposure in female mice leads to increased ethanol tolerance and persistent memory and anxiety-like behavioral changes during abstinence.

The paper shows that pro-inflammatory microglia increase IRF7 levels and ethanol self-administration in rats during early abstinence, which is reduced by minocycline treatment.

This study shows that chronic intermittent ethanol vapor exposure increases IRF7 levels in brain regions associated with alcohol self-administration and alters excitatory/inhibitory balance, contributing to escalated drinking.

This study shows that proinflammatory microglia contribute to neuronal death and hyperkatifeia during prolonged abstinence from binge alcohol in mice.