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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Behav Immun. 2021 Jul 31;97:349–364. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.07.023

Table 1.

Toll-Like Receptors.

Immunotherapy Potential Immune Target Animal Study Findings Human Study Findings References
Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs):
Naltrexone TLR4 ↓ binge drinking in adulthood
↓ alcohol preference
↓ immune-related gene mRNA expression
↓ return to drinking
↓ heavy drinking days
(Jonas et al., 2014) (Jacobsen et al., 2018) (Jacobsen et al., 2018)
Naloxone TLR4 ↓ alcohol-induced sedation
↓ alcohol-induced motor impairment
(Wu et al., 2012) (Harris et al., 2017)
Nalmefene TLR4 ↓ alcohol-induced neuroinflammation
↓ binge drinking
↓ heavy drinking days
↓ drinks per drinking day
(Karhuvaara et al., 2007) (Montesinos et al., 2017)
Sulfasalazine IKKβ inhibition ↓ ethanol intake and preference (Truitt et al., 2016)
TPCA-1 IKKβ inhibition ↓ ethanol intake and preference (Truitt et al., 2016)
Amlexanox TLR3/TRIF inhibition ↓ ethanol consumption (McCarthy et al., 2018)
T5342126 TLR4 ↓ ethanol consumption
↓ microglial activation marker
(Bajo et al., 2016)