Oxytocin has a substantial role in social attachment, affiliation and sexual behavior. More recently, it has emerged that disturbances in peripheral and central oxytocin levels have been detected in some patients with dopamine‐dependent disorders. alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone activates oxytocin neurons and facilitates sexual
The peptides alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) and oxytocin, when administered centrally, produce similar behavioral effects. alpha-MSH induces Fos expression in supraoptic oxytocin neurons, and alpha-MSH melanocortin-4 receptors (MC4Rs) are highly expressed in the supraoptic nucleus, suggesting that alpha-MSH and oxytocin
After PGF2 alpha injection, 200 IU of oxytocin was given IM and motility was recorded for 2 to 4 hours. Twenty-four hours later, oxytocin treatment was administered, and 2 to 4 hours later, PGF2 alpha was given. The tension-time index was calculated. When PGF2 alpha was given initially, it did not affect (P greater than 0.05) uterine motility.
The aim of the present study was to investigate if oxytocin treatment in female rats would influence alpha(2)-adrenoceptors within the hypothalamus, the amygdala and the
The control group received a standard intravenous oxytocin regimen. The PGF2 alpha treated group had a significantly shorter length of labour (6.2 /- 3.6 hours) compared to the oxytocin group (7.5 /- 4.3 hours) (p less than 0.05). The analgesic requirements were significantly reduced in the PGF2 alpha treated patients.
Sixty women with this complication underwent pregnancy termination, 28 by extra-amniotic infusion of PGF2 alpha and oxytocin augmentation, if necessary, and 32 by IV oxytocin in increasing doses. All patients in the PGF2 alpha group aborted within 24 hours from onset of infusion and seven of them needed oxytocin augmentation. There were nine
A study of the effects of oxytocin treatment on Escherichia coli-induced acute and chronic pyelonephritis demonstrated that serum LDH, TNF-alpha, and creatinine decreased significantly after treatment with oxytocin 24 hours and one week after the infection began. Oxytocin also lowered myeloperoxidase activity, indicating that its protective
Alteration in oxytocin levels induced by early social environment affects maternal behavior and estrogen receptor alpha in mandarin Natural variation in paternal behavior is associated with central estrogen receptor alpha and oxytocin levels, Journal of comparative physiology. A Neuroethol. Sens. Neural Behav. Physiol, 201 (3) (2025), pp
This effect was partially blocked by the presence of the specific oxytocin receptor antagonist, CAP. These findings suggest the existence of an antagonistic oxytocin/alpha(2)-receptor interaction in the hypothalamus and amygdala that may be of relevance for the demonstrated modulation of alpha(2)-adrenoceptor-induced feeding responses by oxytocin.
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