. 2017 Nov 8;41(12):2066–2081. doi: 10.1111/acer.13511

Table 2.

Effects of Acute Ethanol (EtOH) and Acute Stress on CD11b Expression Across Brain Regions (% control)

Brain region	CON	E	S	E+S
Prefrontal cortex
PrL	100 ± 19^a	100 ± 23^a,b	94 ± 10^a	167 ± 23^b
IL	100 ± 21^a	91 ± 18^a,b	74 ± 6^a	149 ± 23^b
Nucleus accumbens
Core	100 ± 8^a	109 ± 30^a	127 ± 22^a	195 ± 19^b
Shell	100 ± 8^a	97 ± 20^a	126 ± 21^a,b	169 ± 13^b
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
dBNST	100 ± 14^a	171 ± 56^a,b	202 ± 25^a,b	283 ± 30^b
vBNST	100 ± 10^a	138 ± 29^a,b	215 ± 27^a,b	247 ± 32^b
Hypothalamus
PVN	100 ± 28^a	126 ± 36^a	551 ± 70^b	361 ± 20^b
Amygdala
BLA	100 ± 16^a	112 ± 15^a	129 ± 13^a	207 ± 18^b
CeA	100 ± 8^a	108 ± 10^a	99 ± 9^a	153 ± 13^b

BLA, basolateral amygdala; CeA, central nucleus of the amygdala; dBNST, dorsal bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; IL, infralimbic cortex; PVN, paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; PrL, prelimbic cortex; vBNST, ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.

Rats were treated simultaneously with acute EtOH and a 2‐hour restraint/water immersion stressor. The rats were then sacrificed immediately following the conclusion of the stressor. Brain regions were stained for CD11b to assess microglial activation. n = 4 to 10 per group. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. Statistically significant differences are indicated by different letters; for example, means with superscripts “a” and “b” are statistically different (Tukey's post hoc test), while means with superscripts “a” and “a” are not statistically different.