Adult GRΔHC and GRΔIEC mice were fed a liquid diet with (EF) or without (PF) ethanol for four weeks. In some groups, animals were injected with corticosterone (Cort) daily; the other groups received the vehicle. RNA isolated from colonic mucosa was analyzed for mRNA specific for TNFα (a), IL-1β (b), IL-6 (c), and MCP1 (d) by RT-qPCR. Values are Mean ± SEM (n = 6); * = p<0.05, ** = p<0.01, *** = p<0.005, and **** = p<0.001 for significant difference between the indicated groups; “ns” = not significant.