The oxytocin receptor: from intracellular signaling to behavior
B Jurek, ID Neumann - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The many facets of the oxytocin (OXT) system of the brain and periphery elicited nearly
25,000 publications since 1930 (see, as listed in PubMed), which revealed central roles for …
25,000 publications since 1930 (see, as listed in PubMed), which revealed central roles for …
Neuroscience of addiction: relevance to prevention and treatment
ND Volkow, M Boyle - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2018 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Addiction, the most severe form of substance use disorder, is a chronic brain disorder
molded by strong biosocial factors that has devastating consequences to individuals and to …
molded by strong biosocial factors that has devastating consequences to individuals and to …
The behavioral, anatomical and pharmacological parallels between social attachment, love and addiction
JP Burkett, LJ Young - Psychopharmacology, 2012 - Springer
Rationale Love has long been referred to as an addiction in literature and poetry. Scientists
have often made comparisons between social attachment processes and drug addiction …
have often made comparisons between social attachment processes and drug addiction …
Breaking the loop: oxytocin as a potential treatment for drug addiction
IS McGregor, MT Bowen - Hormones and behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
Drug use typically occurs within a social context, and social factors play an important role in
the initiation, maintenance and recovery from addictions. There is now accumulating …
the initiation, maintenance and recovery from addictions. There is now accumulating …
Oxytocin receptors are expressed on dopamine and glutamate neurons in the mouse ventral tegmental area that project to nucleus accumbens and other mesolimbic …
J Peris, K MacFadyen, JA Smith… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The mesolimbic dopamine (DA) circuitry determines which behaviors are positively
reinforcing and therefore should be encoded in the memory to become a part of the …
reinforcing and therefore should be encoded in the memory to become a part of the …
[HTML][HTML] Individual differences underlying susceptibility to addiction: Role for the endogenous oxytocin system
FTA Buisman-Pijlman, NM Sumracki, JJ Gordon… - Pharmacology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent research shows that the effects of oxytocin are more diverse than initially thought
and that in some cases oxytocin can directly influence the response to drugs and alcohol …
and that in some cases oxytocin can directly influence the response to drugs and alcohol …
Economic demand predicts addiction-like behavior and therapeutic efficacy of oxytocin in the rat
BS Bentzley, TC Jhou… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Development of new treatments for drug addiction will depend on high-throughput screening
in animal models. However, an addiction biomarker fit for rapid testing, and useful in both …
in animal models. However, an addiction biomarker fit for rapid testing, and useful in both …
The role of the central amygdala in alcohol dependence
Alcohol dependence is a chronically relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug-
seeking and drug-taking, loss of control in limiting intake, and the emergence of a …
seeking and drug-taking, loss of control in limiting intake, and the emergence of a …
Circadian intervention of obesity development via resting-stage feeding manipulation or oxytocin treatment
G Zhang, D Cai - American Journal of Physiology …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
The obesity pandemic can be viewed as a result of an imbalanced reaction to changing
environmental factors. Recent research has linked circadian arrhythmicity to obesity and …
environmental factors. Recent research has linked circadian arrhythmicity to obesity and …
[HTML][HTML] From autism to eating disorders and more: the role of oxytocin in neuropsychiatric disorders
A Romano, B Tempesta… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Oxytocin (oxy) is a pituitary neuropeptide hormone synthesized from the paraventricular and
supraoptic nuclei within the hypothalamus. Like other neuropeptides, oxy can modulate a …
supraoptic nuclei within the hypothalamus. Like other neuropeptides, oxy can modulate a …