Recent models propose deoxyribonucleic acid methylation of key neuro-regulatory genes as
a molecular mechanism underlying the increased risk of mental disorder associated with …

The aim of this study was to investigate whether maternal adversities and cortisol levels
during pregnancy predict cord blood DNA methylation of the oxytocin receptor (OXTR). We …

Abstract Background The neuropeptide Oxytocin (OXT) plays a central role in birthing,
mother-infant bonding and a broad range of related social behaviours in mammals. More …

Oxytocin has anxiolytic properties whose mechanisms of action are still being identified.
DNA methylation in the promoter region of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR), an epigenetic …

The present study investigated the association of perinatal depression (PD) with differential
methylation of 3 genomic regions among mother and child dyads: exon 3 within the oxytocin …

Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide associated with trauma, sociality, and depression. Despite
the widely accepted assumption of OT playing a role in the etiology of mood and anxiety …

The human oxytocin (OXT) system is implicated in the regulation of complex social
behaviors, as well as in psychopathologies characterized by social deficits. Emerging …

Maternal behavior (MB) is observable across mammals and represents an important feature
of environmental variation during early postnatal development. Oxytocin (OT) plays a crucial …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has been implicated in a wide range of affiliative processes.
OT exerts its functions via OT receptors, which are encoded by the oxytocin receptor gene …

Background The neuropeptide oxytocin regulates mammalian social behavior. Disruptions
in oxytocin signaling are a feature of many psychopathologies. One commonly studied …