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The In Vitro Contractile Response of Canine Pregnant Myometrium to Oxytocin and Denaverine Hydrochloride

Biology, 2023
In pregnant bitches, the response to oxytocin and denaverine hydrochloride in dystocia management is usually poor. To better understand the effect of both drugs on myometrial contractility, the circular and longitudinal muscle layers were examined in an ...
Carolin Jungmann, Sophie-Charlotte Pyzik, Eva-Maria Packeiser, Hanna Körber, Susanne Hoppe, Gemma Mazzuoli-Weber, Sandra Goericke-Pesch   +6 more
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Gut Health in Ostriches (Struthio camelus): Insights Into Intestinal Structure, Functions, Microbiome, and Improvement Strategies

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Our paper systematically reviews the intestinal structure, function, and microbiota of ostriches, along with strategies for improving their gut health. We analyze how these factors collectively influence intestinal homeostasis and ostrich welfare, emphasizing probiotics as a promising intervention to enhance gut health, boost population well‐being, and
Zi‐Qun Zhang, Fang‐Fang Guo, Wen‐Juan Du, Meng Li, Aftab Shaukat, Zhu‐Qing Jia, Shu‐Cheng Huang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

MDMA enhances emotional empathy and prosocial behavior [PDF]

, 2013
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') releases serotonin and norepinephrine. MDMA is reported to produce empathogenic and prosocial feelings. It is unknown whether MDMA in fact alters empathic concern and prosocial behavior. We investigated
Heinrichs, M., Liechti, M. E., Preller, K H, Schmid, Yasmin, Liechti, M E, Simmler, L. D., Preller, Katrin H., Domes, Gregor, Heinrichs, Markus, Domes, G., Boris B. Quednow, Eisenegger, C., Gregor Domes, Quednow, Boris B; https://orcid.org/, Markus Heinrichs, Schmid, Y, Yasmin Schmid, Linda D. Simmler, Liechti, Matthias E., Simmler, Linda D., Preller, K. H., Cédric M. Hysek, Hysek, Cédric M., Christoph Eisenegger, Katrin H. Preller, Hysek, C. M., Domes, G, Heinrichs, M, Eisenegger, Christoph, Schmid, Y., Quednow, Boris B., Matthias E. Liechti, Hysek, C M, Simmler, L D, Eisenegger, C, Quednow, B. B.   +35 more
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The importance of pro-social processing, and ameliorating dysfunction in schizophrenia. An FMRI study of oxytocin [PDF]

, 2022
Schizophrenia is often a severe and debilitating mental illness, frequently associated with impairments in social cognition that hinder individuals' abilities to relate to others and integrate effectively in society.
Panayiota G. Michalopoulou, Tess M. Verneuil, Rebekah Wigton, Sukhwinder Shergill, Bruno Averbeck, Derek K. Tracy, Michaela Johns, Shergill, S., Thomas White   +8 more
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Exploring new avenues: Psychedelic‐assisted therapy for young people

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Rates of mental illness in young people are increasing, whereas the development of novel mental health treatments has not significantly progressed. Psychedelic‐assisted therapy, using substances such as psilocybin and 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), has shown potential in the treatment of mental illnesses in the adult population, including ...
Ioanna Artemis Vamvakopoulou, Dasha Nicholls, David J. Nutt, Martina Di Simplicio   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prenatal betamethasone–postnatal N‐methyl‐D‐aspartic acid model of spasms: Update on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Infantile epilepsy spasms syndrome (IESS), formerly known as infantile spasms or West Syndrome, is a severe epilepsy syndrome affecting about 3 in 10,000 newborns in the United States. Characterized by clusters of epileptic spasms, interictal hypsarrhythmia, and developmental delays, IESS has diverse causes, including structural‐metabolic ...
Kayla Vieira, Antonia Schonwald, Chian‐Ru Chern, Kamya Shah, Jana Velíšková, Libor Velíšek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oxytocin attenuates microglial activation and restores social and non-social memory in APP/PS1 Alzheimer model mice

iScience, 2023
Summary: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by neurodegeneration, memory loss, and social withdrawal. Brain inflammation has emerged as a key pathogenic mechanism in AD.
Maria Clara Selles, Juliana T.S. Fortuna, Yasmin P.R. de Faria, Luciana Domett Siqueira, Ricardo Lima-Filho, Beatriz M. Longo, Robert C. Froemke, Moses V. Chao, Sergio T. Ferreira   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decreased oxytocin plasma levels and oxytocin receptor expression in borderline personality disorder

, 2020
Introduction: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by intense affective reactions with underlying social and interpersonal cognitive deficits.
M. Díaz‐Marsá, J. M. López‐Villatoro, Leza Cerro, Juan Carlos, I. De la Vega, J. C. Leza, López‐Villatoro, J. M., K. S. MacDowell, E. Buenache, B. Moreno, Buenache, E., Carrasco Perera, José Luis, J. L. Carrasco, Díaz Marsa, Marina Francisca, De la Vega, I., Moreno Moreno, Beatriz, Mac-Dowell Mata, Karina Soledad   +15 more
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Effects of suckling on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to psychosocial stress in postpartum lactating women [PDF]

, 2001
In several studies lactation has been shown to be associated with a hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hyporesponsiveness to physical and psychological stressors. As it is not known whether the marked blunting of endocrine stress reactivity in women can
Heinrichs, M., Neumann, Inga, Hellhammer, Dirk H, Wagner, Sabine, Ehlert, Ulrike; https://orcid.org/, Ehlert, U., Neumann, I., Ehlert, Ulrike, Hellhammer, D. H., Kirschbaum, Clemens, M. Heinrichs, Heinrichs, Markus, Meinlschmidt, G., Wagner, S., Kirschbaum, C., Meinlschmidt, Gunther, Hellhammer, Dirk H.   +16 more
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Age, embryo donor status, and insemination with chilled semen all predispose to persistent breeding‐induced endometritis in warmblood mares

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Persistent breeding‐induced endometritis (PBIE) is a common reason for mares failing to establish pregnancy. Objective To examine the hypothesis that advancing mare age and embryo donor status predispose to PBIE and compromise fertility.
Tom Stout, Rik Serrarens, Bart Leemans, Anthony Claes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source