Introduction: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a complex psychiatric condition characterized by
craving, compulsive seeking, loss of control of alcohol consumption as well as the …

Development of better treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD) is urgently needed. One
promising opportunity for this development is the potential of targeting the oxytocin peptide …

Objectives To investigate if SM and BP offspring infant mice exhibit differential sensitivity to
ethanol-induced locomotor activity and differential activity patterns in brain areas related to …

Abstract Introduction The oxytocin (Oxt) system, while typically associated with the neural
regulation of social behaviors, also plays a role in an individual's vulnerability to develop …

Context Oxytocin plays an important hormonal role in the regulation of feeding and energy
intake. Objective The aims of this review were to 1) determine the effects of dietary …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are one of the leading causes of
preventable death in the developed world. In the US, only three FDA-approved …

Background Preclinical and clinical evidence suggest that the neuropeptide oxytocin may be
of value in treating alcohol use disorder, by either reducing the rewarding effects of alcohol …

Introduction: Vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) exert sex-specific effects on social pair
bonding and stress reactions while also influencing craving in substance use disorders. In …

Social behavior plays a significant role in the formation of social structure and population
regulation in both animals and humans. Oxytocin (OXT) and its receptor (OXTR) are well …

Bulleyaconitine A (BAA), a C19-diterpenoid alkaloid, has been prescribed as a nonnarcotic
analgesic to treat chronic pain over four decades in China. The present study investigated its …