Neuropeptides affect adaptive central nervous system processes related to opiate ethanol
and cocaine addiction. Oxytocin (OXT), a neurohypophyseal neuropeptide synthesized in …

Oxytocin (OXT), a neurohypophyseal hormone, has a wide range of behavioral effects
outside its classic peripheral endocrine functions. OXT involvement in adaptive central …

The neuropeptide oxytocin plays a role in reward, stress, social affiliation, learning, and
memory processes. As such, there is increasing interest in oxytocin as a potential treatment …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) plays a key role in adaptive processes associated with
reward, tolerance, memory and stress responses. Through interactions with brain reward …

Recent preclinical evidence indicates that the neuropeptide oxytocin may have potential in
the treatment of drug dependence and drug withdrawal. Oxytocin reduces …

Over the past century, the polypeptide oxytocin has played an important role in medicine
with major highlights including the identification of its involvement in parturition and the milk …

Accumulated data have shown the neuroactive properties of oxytocin (OT), a
neurohypophyseal neuropeptide, and its capability of reducing the abuse potential of drugs …

The main challenge in treating opioid addicts is to maintain abstinence due to the affective
consequences associated with withdrawal which may trigger relapse. Emerging evidence …

There is emerging evidence that the neuropeptide oxytocin may be utilised as a treatment
for various psychopathologies, including drug addictions. Here we used an animal model to …

There is growing interest in the use of oxytocin (OT) as a potential treatment for alcohol and
other substance-use disorders. OT is a neuropeptide that modulates adaptive processes …