The oxytocin receptor: from intracellular signaling to behavior

B Jurek, ID Neumann - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The many facets of the oxytocin (OXT) system of the brain and periphery elicited nearly
25,000 publications since 1930 (see, as listed in PubMed), which revealed central roles for …

Advances in human oxytocin measurement: challenges and proposed solutions

BA Tabak, G Leng, A Szeto, KJ Parker… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Oxytocin, a neuropeptide known for its role in reproduction and socioemotional processes,
may hold promise as a therapeutic agent in treating social impairments in patient …

Advances in the field of intranasal oxytocin research: lessons learned and future directions for clinical research

DS Quintana, A Lischke, S Grace, D Scheele… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Reports on the modulatory role of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and
behavior have steadily increased over the last two decades, stimulating considerable …

Genetics of autism spectrum disorder: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

S Qiu, Y Qiu, Y Li, X Cong - Translational Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a class of neurodevelopmental conditions with a large
epidemiological and societal impact worldwide. To date, numerous studies have …

Genetics and epigenetics of autism: A Review

MMY Waye, HY Cheng - Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Autism is a developmental disorder that starts before age 3 years, and children with autism
have impairment in both social interaction and communication, and have restricted …

Oxytocin in response to MDMA provocation test in patients with arginine vasopressin deficiency (central diabetes insipidus): a single-centre, case-control study with …

C Atila, F Holze, R Murugesu, N Rommers… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Disruptions of the hypothalamic–pituitary axis can cause an arginine
vasopressin deficiency, also known as central diabetes insipidus. Patients with this condition …

Overview of human oxytocin research

KM Kendrick, AJ Guastella, B Becker - Behavioral pharmacology of …, 2018 - Springer
Social dysfunction is a core symptom of many psychiatric disorders and current medications
have little or no remedial effects on this. Following on from extensive studies on animal …

Genetic syndromes, maternal diseases and antenatal factors associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

A Ornoy, L Weinstein-Fudim, Z Ergaz - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affecting about 1% of all children is associated, in addition
to complex genetic factors, with a variety of prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal etiologies. In …

Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms and social, emotional and behavioral functioning in children and adolescents: A systematic narrative review

J Kohlhoff, S Cibralic, DJ Hawes, V Eapen - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study systematically reviewed available evidence regarding associations between
polymorphisms of the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene and socio-emotional and behavioral …

A review of oxytocin and arginine-vasopressin receptors and their modulation of autism spectrum disorder

I Cataldo, A Azhari, G Esposito - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Oxytocin (OXT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) play a key regulatory part in social and
affiliative behaviors; two aspects highly compromised in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) …