The hypothalamic peptide oxytocin and its receptor are involved in a range of physiological
processes, including parturition, lactation, cell growth, wound healing, and social behavior …

Oxytocin, a hypothalamic hormone that is secreted directly into the brain and enters the
peripheral circulation through the posterior pituitary gland, regulates a range of physiologic …

Oxytocin was once understood solely as a neuropeptide with a central role in social
bonding, reproduction, parturition, lactation and appetite regulation. Recent evidence …

The basic mechanisms that lead obesity are not fully understood; however, several peptides
undoubtedly play a role in regulating body weight. Obesity, a highly complex metabolic …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has emerged as an important anorexigen in the regulation of
energy balance. Its effects on food intake have largely been attributed to limiting meal size …

Apart from its role during labor and lactation, oxytocin is involved in several other functions.
Interestingly, oxytocin-and oxytocin receptor-deficient mice develop late-onset obesity with …

There is growing evidence that oxytocin (OXT), a hypothalamic hormone well recognized for
its effects in inducing parturition and lactation, has important metabolic effects in both sexes …

In the face of the alarming prevalence of obesity and its associated metabolic impairments, it
is of high basic and clinical interest to reach a complete understanding of the central …

Results: Oxytocin markedly reduced hunger-driven food intake in the fasted state in obese
but not in normal-weight men, and led to a reduction in snack consumption in both groups …

The neuropeptide oxytocin is produced in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus and the
supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus. In addition to its extensively studied influence on …