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 …

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 …

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 …

Obesity and its associated complications have reached epidemic proportions in the USA
and also worldwide, highlighting the need for new and more effective treatments. Although …

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

The homeostasis of bone microenvironment is the foundation of bone health and comprises
2 concerted events: bone formation by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts. In …

Since hypothalamic obesity (HyOb) was first described over 120 years ago by Joseph
Babinski and Alfred Fröhlich, advances in molecular genetic laboratory techniques have …

Increased interest in understanding how changes in the oxytocinergic system are associated
with the etiology and progression of psychiatric disorders has currently boosted the …

Human obesity is accompanied by alterations in the blood concentrations of multiple
circulating appetite regulators. Paradoxically, most of the appetite-inhibitory hormones are …

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disease characterized by a low-weight state due to self-
induced starvation. This disorder, which predominantly affects women, is associated with …