Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are diagnosed in 1/100 children worldwide, based on two
core symptoms: deficits in social interaction and communication, and stereotyped …

The neuropeptide arginine-vasopressin (AVP) is well known for its peripheral effects on
blood pressure and antidiuresis. However, AVP also modulates various social and anxiety …

The psychedelic lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) has experienced a revival in research,
including clinical trials that evaluate LSD-assisted psychotherapy. LSD induces perceptual …

Acute and chronic administration of intranasal oxytocin and vasopressin have been
extensively utilized in both animal models and human preclinical and clinical studies over …

Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening systemic inflammatory syndrome characterized by
dysregulated host immunological responses to infection. Uncontrolled immune cell …

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder. Global
hypothalamic dysfunction is a core feature of PWS and has been implicated as a driver of …

Background: Social touch constitutes a key component of human social relationships,
although in some conditions with social dysfunction, such as autism, it can be perceived as …

Disorders involving hypothalamic and pituitary (HPIT) structures—including
craniopharyngioma, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and intracranial germ cell tumors—can …

Oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (VP) are related neuropeptides that regulate many biological
processes. In humans, OT and VP act via four G protein-coupled receptors, OTR, V1aR …