Microbial lysate upregulates host oxytocin [PDF]
, 2017 Neuropeptide hormone oxytocin has roles in social bonding, energy metabolism, and wound healing contributing to good physical, mental and social health. It was previously shown that feeding of a human commensal microbe Lactobacillus reuteri (L.
Alm, Eric J. +13 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019 Background Oxytocin is a key hormone in childbirth, and synthetic oxytocin is widely administered to induce or speed labour. Due to lack of synthetized knowledge, we conducted a systematic review of maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during physiological
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An obligate role of oxytocin neurons in diet induced energy expenditure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Oxytocin neurons represent one of the major subsets of neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus (PVH), a critical brain region for energy homeostasis.
Zhaofei Wu +7 more
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Neural correlates of emotion processing comparing antidepressants and exogenous oxytocin in postpartum depressed women: An exploratory study [PDF]
, 2019 Despite common use of antidepressants to treat postpartum depression, little is known about the impact of antidepressant use on postpartum brain activity.
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A New Strategy to Stabilize Oxytocin in Aqueous Solutions: I. The Effects of Divalent Metal Ions and Citrate Buffer [PDF]
, 2011 In the current study, the effect of metal ions in combination with buffers (citrate, acetate, pH 4.5) on the stability of aqueous solutions of oxytocin was investigated.
Amorij, Jean-Pierre +9 more
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Inter-institutional variations in oxytocin augmentation during labour in German university hospitals : a national survey [PDF]
, 2019 There are several international guidelines on oxytocin regimens for induction and augmentation of labour, but no agreement on a standardised regimen in Germany.
Daly, Deirdre +4 more
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Oxytocin and Estrogen Receptor β in the Brain: An Overview
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2015 Oxytocin is a neuropeptide synthesized primarily by neurons of the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus. These neurons have axons that project into the posterior pituitary and release oxytocin into the bloodstream to promote labor ...
Alexandra eAcevedo-Rodriguez +2 more
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Barriers and Breakthroughs in Targeting the Oxytocin System to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Development of better treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD) is urgently needed. One promising opportunity for this development is the potential of targeting the oxytocin peptide system.
Andrey E. Ryabinin, Yangmiao Zhang
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Oxytocin and social pretreatment have similar effects on processing of negative emotional faces in healthy adult males [PDF]
, 2013 Oxytocin has been shown to affect several aspects of human social cognition, including facial emotion processing. There is also evidence that social stimuli (such as eye-contact) can effectively modulate endogenous oxytocin levels.
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Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during breastfeeding-A systematic review.
PLoS ONE, 2020 IntroductionOxytocin is a key hormone in breastfeeding. No recent review on plasma levels of oxytocin in response to breastfeeding is available.Materials and methodsSystematic literature searches on breastfeeding induced oxytocin levels were conducted ...
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