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The role of the oxytocin system in the resilience of patients with breast cancer

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
Breast cancer is a grave traumatic experience that can profoundly compromise patients’ psychological resilience, impacting their overall quality of life.
Shaochun Liu, Runze Huang, Anlong Li, Sheng Yu, Senbang Yao, Jian Xu, Lingxue Tang, Wen Li, Chen Gan, Huaidong Cheng, Huaidong Cheng, Huaidong Cheng   +11 more
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Visualization of oxytocin release that mediates paired pulse facilitation in hypothalamic pathways to brainstem autonomic neurons. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Recent work has shown that oxytocin is involved in more than lactation and uterine contraction. The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) contains neuroendocrine neurons that control the release of hormones, including vasopressin and oxytocin.
Ramón A Piñol, Heather Jameson, Anastas Popratiloff, Norman H Lee, David Mendelowitz   +4 more
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Oxytocin receptors influence the development and maintenance of social behavior in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Scientific Reports, 2022
Zebrafish are highly social teleost fish and an excellent model to study social behavior. The neuropeptide Oxytocin is associated different social behaviors as well as disorders resulting in social impairment like autism spectrum disorder.
Anja Gemmer, Kristina Mirkes, Lukas Anneser, Tim Eilers, Caroline Kibat, Ajay Mathuru, Soojin Ryu, Erin Schuman   +7 more
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Transactivation of TrkB Receptors by Oxytocin and Its G Protein-Coupled Receptor

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022
Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) binds to the TrkB tyrosine kinase receptor, which dictates the sensitivity of neurons to BDNF. A unique feature of TrkB is the ability to be activated by small molecules in a process called transactivation.
Mariela Mitre, Mariela Mitre, Mariela Mitre, Mariela Mitre, Mariela Mitre, Mariela Mitre, Khalil Saadipour, Kevin Williams, Latika Khatri, Robert C. Froemke, Robert C. Froemke, Robert C. Froemke, Robert C. Froemke, Robert C. Froemke, Moses V. Chao, Moses V. Chao, Moses V. Chao, Moses V. Chao, Moses V. Chao   +18 more
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Oxytocin Reduces Intravesical Pressure in Anesthetized Female Rats: Action on Oxytocin Receptors of the Urinary Bladder

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
Urinary bladder dysfunction affects several people worldwide and shows higher prevalence in women. Micturition is dependent on the Barrington’s nucleus, pontine urine storage center and periaqueductal gray matter, but other brain stem areas are involved ...
Eduardo M. Cafarchio, Luiz A. da Silva, Luciana C. Auresco, Itatiana F. Rodart, Janaina S. de Souza, Bruno B. Antonio, Daniel P. Venancio, Laura B. M. Maifrino, Rui M. B. Maciel, Gisele Giannocco, Patrik Aronsson, Monica A. Sato   +11 more
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Involvement of central opiate receptors in modulation of centrally administered oxytocin-induced antinociception [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2018
Objective(s): Oxytocin is involved in modulation of many brain-mediated functions. In the present study, we investigated the central effects of oxytocin and its receptor antagonist, atosiban on inflammatory pain.
Amir Erfanparast, Esmaeal Tamaddonfard, Sahar Seyedin   +2 more
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Oxytocin in the Male Reproductive Tract; The Therapeutic Potential of Oxytocin-Agonists and-Antagonists

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
In this review, the role of oxytocin and oxytocin-like agents (acting via the oxytocin receptor and belonging to the oxytocin-family) in the male reproductive tract is considered.
Beatrix Stadler, Michael R. Whittaker, Betty Exintaris, Ralf Middendorff   +3 more
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Prolactin and oxytocin: potential targets for migraine treatment

The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2023
Migraine is a severe neurovascular disorder of which the pathophysiology is not yet fully understood. Besides the role of inflammatory mediators that interact with the trigeminovascular system, cyclic fluctuations in sex steroid hormones are involved in ...
Anna K. Szewczyk, Samiye Ulutas, Tülin Aktürk, Linda Al-Hassany, Corinna Börner, Federica Cernigliaro, Michalis Kodounis, Salvatore Lo Cascio, David Mikolajek, Dilara Onan, Chiara Ragaglini, Susanna Ratti, Eduardo Rivera-Mancilla, Sofia Tsanoula, Rafael Villino, Karl Messlinger, Antoinette Maassen Van Den Brink, Tessa de Vries, on behalf of the European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS)   +18 more
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Activation of oxytocin receptors in mouse GABAergic amacrine cells modulates retinal dopaminergic signaling

BMC Biology, 2022
Background Oxytocin, secreted by oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus, is an endogenous neuropeptide involved in modulating multiple sensory information processing pathways, and its roles in the brain have been associated with prosocial, maternal, and ...
Songhui Hu, Yurong Wang, Xu Han, Min Dai, Yongxing Zhang, Yuanyuan Ma, Shijun Weng, Lei Xiao   +7 more
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Clinical Experiences and Mechanism of Action with the Use of Oxytocin Injection at Parturition in Domestic Animals: Effect on the Myometrium and Fetuses

Animals, 2023
Oxytocin is a key hormone for parturition and maternal traits in animals. During the peripartum period, the levels of endogenous oxytocin dictate physiological events such as myometrial contractions, prostaglandin production with the subsequent increase ...
Míriam Marcet-Rius, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Karina Lezama-García, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Patricia Mora-Medina, Ismael Hernández-Ávalos, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, Angelo Gazzano   +8 more
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