This same treatment also inhibited the in vitro production of IL-6 and IL-12 by peritoneal macrophages harvested 2 hours following injection of LPS (Pruett, Fan et al. 2005).
In general, LTP seems to require activation of glutamate receptors and inhibition of GABAA receptors. Some studies have shown that short-term alcohol exposure inhibits glutamate receptor function (Lovinger