Microbes, oxytocin and stress: converging players regulating eating behavior

C Cuesta‐Marti, F Uhlig, B Muguerza… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oxytocin is a peptide‐hormone extensively studied for its multifaceted biological functions
and has recently gained attention for its role in eating behavior, through its action as an …

Oxytocin modulates proliferation and stress responses of human skin cells: implications for atopic dermatitis

V Deing, D Roggenkamp, J Kühnl… - Experimental …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The neuropeptide hormone oxytocin (OXT) mediates a wide spectrum of tissue‐specific
actions, ranging from cell growth, cell differentiation, sodium excretion to stress responses …

[HTML][HTML] Oxytocin reduces brain injury and maintains blood–brain barrier integrity after ischemic stroke in mice

S Momenabadi, AA Vafaei, AR Bandegi… - Neuromolecular …, 2020 - Springer
The present study was designed to determine the effect of different doses of oxytocin (OXT)
on neuronal injury, spatial memory, blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity and to explore …

The role of nitric oxide, reactive oxygen species, and protein kinase C in oxytocin-induced cardioprotection in ischemic rat heart

M Faghihi, AM Alizadeh, V Khori, M Latifpour… - Peptides, 2012 - Elsevier
Ischemia–reperfusion injury is a common complication of heart disease that is the leading
cause of death worldwide. Here, we plan to elucidate oxytocin cardioprotection effects …

Oxytocin provides protection against diabetic polyneuropathy in rats

O Erbas, D Taşkıran, F Oltulu, A Yavaşoğlu… - Neurological …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The aim of the present study is to investigate the protective effects of oxytocin (OT)
on diabetic neuropathy (DNP) in rats. Materials and methods: Eighteen rats were used to …

The effect of exogenous oxytocin on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic adult rat testes

P Koroglu, GE Senturk, D Yucel, OB Ozakpinar, F Uras… - Peptides, 2015 - Elsevier
Oxytocin (OXY) plays a crucial role in reproduction. The aim of this study is to investigate the
therapeutic and protective effects of oxytocin treatment on streptozotocin (STZ) induced …

[HTML][HTML] Ameliorative Effect of Oxytocin on FBN1 and PEPCK Gene Expression, and Behavioral Patterns in Rats' Obesity-Induced Diabetes

A Elnagar, K El-Dawy, HI El-Belbasi, IF Rehan… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Amelioration of hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance associated with obesity is a cardinal
target for therapeutics. Therefore, we investigated the relation of Fibrilln-1 (FBN1) mRNA …

Oxytocin protects rat heart against ischemia–reperfusion injury via pathway involving mitochondrial ATP-dependent potassium channel

AM Alizadeh, M Faghihi, HR Sadeghipour… - Peptides, 2010 - Elsevier
Cardiac preconditioning represents the most potent and consistently reproducible method of
rescuing heart tissue from undergoing irreversible ischemic damage. One of the major goals …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism and hypertension in Turkish population

MM Cicekliyurt, B Dermenci - Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction and objectives Known to play a key role in uterine contraction and milk ejection,
the neuropeptide, oxytocin, has cardiovascular effects. To date, the known cardiovascular …

Amelioration of rotenone-induced dopaminergic cell death in the striatum by oxytocin treatment

O Erbaş, F Oltulu, D Taşkiran - Peptides, 2012 - Elsevier
Oxytocin (OT) is essentially associated with uterine contraction during parturition and milk
ejection reflex. Although several studies implicate the role of OT in anti-inflammatory, anti …