| AUC | Alcohol use disorder |
| VTA | Ventral tegmental area |
| DA | Dopamine |
| NAc | Nucleus accumbens |
| EtOH | Ethanol |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| D2Rs | Dopamine 2 receptors |
| NK | Natural killer |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| MDMs | Monocyte-derived macrophages |
| MaFIA | Macrophage FAS-Induced Apoptosis |
| IP | Intraperitoneal |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| RLS | Restless legs syndrome |
| MFI | Mean fluorescent intensity |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| CLOD | Clodronate liposomes |