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INTERFERON-REGULATORY FACTOR 7: A NEUROIMMUNE ROLE FOR VAPOR-INDUCED ESCALATIONS IN ETHANOL SELF-ADMINISTRATION
Dennis F. Lovelock, Joseph M Carew, Elizabeth M. McNair…·Joyce Besheer
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.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.01.715945