Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental ResearchAccepted Articles COMMENTARY The vicious cycle between (neuro)inflammation and alcohol use disorder: An opportunity toward the development of new medications? Andras H. Leko, Andras H. Leko Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology Section, Translational Addiction Medicine Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore and Bethesda, MD, USA Center on Compulsive Behaviors, Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USASearch for more papers by this authorLara A. Ray, Lara A. Ray orcid.org/0000-0002-5734-9444 Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USASearch for more papers by this authorLorenzo Leggio, Corresponding Author Lorenzo Leggio lorenzo.leggio@nih.gov orcid.org/0000-0001-7284-8754 Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology Section, Translational Addiction Medicine Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore and Bethesda, MD, USA Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Division of Addiction Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Correspondence Lorenzo Leggio, M.D., Ph.D. Email: lorenzo.leggio@nih.govSearch for more papers by this author Andras H. Leko, Andras H. Leko Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology Section, Translational Addiction Medicine Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore and Bethesda, MD, USA Center on Compulsive Behaviors, Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USASearch for more papers by this authorLara A. Ray, Lara A. Ray orcid.org/0000-0002-5734-9444 Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USASearch for more papers by this authorLorenzo Leggio, Corresponding Author Lorenzo Leggio lorenzo.leggio@nih.gov orcid.org/0000-0001-7284-8754 Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology Section, Translational Addiction Medicine Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore and Bethesda, MD, USA Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Division of Addiction Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Correspondence Lorenzo Leggio, M.D., Ph.D. Email: lorenzo.leggio@nih.govSearch for more papers by this author First published: 07 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15049 This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi:10.1111/acer.15049. AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Accepted ArticlesAccepted, unedited articles published online and citable. The final edited and typeset version of record will appear in the future. RelatedInformation