The role of oxytocin in alcohol and drug abuse

CE King, A Gano, HC Becker - Brain research, 2020 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) plays a key role in adaptive processes associated with
reward, tolerance, memory and stress responses. Through interactions with brain reward …

The impact of early life stress on the central oxytocin system and susceptibility for drug addiction: Applicability of oxytocin as a pharmacotherapy

SJ Baracz, NA Everett, JL Cornish - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Early life trauma is strongly associated with an increased vulnerability to abuse illicit drugs
and the impairment of neural development. This includes alterations to the development of …

The effect of chronic oxytocin treatment during abstinence from methamphetamine self-administration on incubation of craving, reinstatement, and anxiety

NA Everett, SJ Baracz, JL Cornish - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2020 - nature.com
Methamphetamine (METH) abuse is characterised by chronic relapse and anxiety, for which
there are no effective pharmacotherapies. Acute treatment with the neuropeptide oxytocin …

Differential effects of GABAA receptor activation in the prelimbic and orbitofrontal cortices on anxiety

TA Green, SJ Baracz, NA Everett, KJ Robinson… - …, 2020 - Springer
Rationale The development of effective anxiety treatments has been hindered by limited
understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms involved in anxiety regulation. Whilst …

Effects of intranasal oxytocin on stress-induced cigarette craving in daily smokers

K Van Hedger, AK Bershad, R Lee… - Nicotine and Tobacco …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Cigarette smoking is a well-known public health concern, and there is an urgent
need to develop new treatments to reduce smoking or facilitate abstinence. One factor that is …

Oxytocin attenuates expression, but not Acquisition, of sucrose conditioned place preference in rats

D Patel, M Sundar, E Lorenz, KC Leong - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Maladaptation of reward processing for natural rewards, such as sucrose or sugar, may play
a role in the development of diseases such as obesity and diabetes. Furthermore …

Oxytocin-enhanced group therapy for methamphetamine use disorder: Randomized controlled trial

CS Stauffer, JM Moschetto, S McKernan… - Journal of substance …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Methamphetamine (METH) use is a public health crisis that disproportionately
affects men who have sex with men (MSM). There are currently no FDA-approved …

Interaction between oxytocin and opioidergic system on food intake regulation in neonatal layer type chicken

F Raji-Dahmardeh, B Vazir, M Zendehdel… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The aim of the current study was to determine possible interaction of central oxytocin and
opioidergic system on food intake regulation in neonatal layer-type chicken. In experiment 1 …