(A) C57BL/6J male mice were injected with saline, poly(I:C) (2mg/kg), or
poly(I:C) (10mg/kg) every four days during a two-bottle choice every-other-day
drinking procedure (EOD, 15% or 20%). (B) Ethanol (EtOH) intake (g/kg/24 h); (C)
preference for EtOH; (D) total fluid intake. Dashed line represents a “no
injection” period during which animals continued EOD without injections.
Data represented as mean ± s.e.m. (****p<0.0001,
***p<0.0002, **p<0.0021, *p<0.05 for Bonferroni post-hoc
tests, n=10 per group).