Oxytocin Receptor Expression in Hair Follicle Stem Cells: A Promising Model for Biological and Therapeutic Discovery in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

S Pandamooz, MS Salehi, B Jurek, CP Meinung… - Stem Cell Reviews and …, 2023 - Springer
The intricate nature of the human brain and the limitations of existing model systems to study
molecular and cellular causes of neuropsychiatric disorders represent a major challenge for …

The beneficial effects of chick embryo extract preconditioning on hair follicle stem cells: A promising strategy to generate Schwann cells

S Pandamooz, B Jurek, M Dianatpour… - Cell …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The beneficial effects of hair follicle stem cells in different animal models of nervous system
conditions have been extensively studied. While chick embryo extract (CEE) has been used …

Increased proliferation and neuronal fate in prairie vole brain progenitor cells cultured in vitro: effects by social exposure and sexual dimorphism

D Ávila-González, I Romero-Morales, L Caro… - Biology of sex …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is a socially monogamous
rodent that establishes an enduring pair bond after cohabitation, with (6 h) or without (24 h) …

From Parental Behavior to Sexual Function: Recent Advances in Oxytocin Research

J Dale II, MT Harberson, JW Hill - Current Sexual Health Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Oxytocin plays many diverse roles in physiological and
behavioral processes, including social activity, parental nurturing, stress responses, and …

Altered PVN‐to‐CA2 hippocampal oxytocin pathway and reduced number of oxytocin‐receptor expressing astrocytes in heart failure rats

F Althammer, RK Roy, A Lefevre… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oxytocinergic actions within the hippocampal CA2 are important for neuromodulation,
memory processing and social recognition. However, the source of the OTergic innervation …

Oxytocin accelerates tight junction formation and impairs cellular migration in 3D spheroids: evidence from Gapmer-induced exon skipping

B Jurek, L Denk, N Schäfer, MS Salehi… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Oxytocin (OXT) is a neuropeptide that has been associated with neurological diseases like
autism, a strong regulating activity on anxiety and stress-related behavior, physiological …

Oxytocin action on components of endoplasmic reticulum in hippocampal neuronal cells

T Havranek, D Mihalj, Z Bacova, J Bakos - Neuroscience Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the known importance of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in protein synthesis and
vesicular transport, it is not clear whether neuropeptide and neuromodulator oxytocin can …