Prolactin and oxytocin: potential targets for migraine treatment

AK Szewczyk, S Ulutas, T Aktürk, L Al-Hassany… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Migraine is a severe neurovascular disorder of which the pathophysiology is not yet fully
understood. Besides the role of inflammatory mediators that interact with the …

Neural functions of hypothalamic oxytocin and its regulation

P Wang, SC Wang, X Liu, S Jia, X Wang, T Li… - ASN …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide, has a variety of functions. Despite extensive studies on OT
over past decades, our understanding of its neural functions and their regulation remains …

Oxytocin in women's health and disease

N Liu, H Yang, L Han, M Ma - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide mainly produced in the supraoptic and paraventricular
nuclei. OT in the brain and blood has extensive functions in both mental and physical …

Oxytocin: at birth and beyond. A systematic review of the long‐term effects of peripartum oxytocin

DT Monks, A Palanisamy - Anaesthesia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oxytocin is one of the most commonly used medications during labour and delivery. Recent
insights from basic neuroscience research suggest that the uterotonic effects of oxytocin may …

Intranasal administration for pain: oxytocin and other polypeptides

VN Bharadwaj, AZ Tzabazis, M Klukinov, NA Manering… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pain, particularly chronic pain, remains one of the most debilitating and difficult-to-treat
conditions in medicine. Chronic pain is difficult to treat, in part because it is associated with …

Evaluating the efficacy of oxytocin for pain management: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials and observational studies

AA Mekhael, JE Bent, JM Fawcett… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is a need for novel analgesics with favorable risk to benefit profiles.
Oxytocin has recently gained attention for its potential analgesic properties. Aim The aim of …

Understanding of water desalination in two-dimensional porous membrane via molecular dynamics

J Liu, X Liu, W Tao, Z Li, H Xu - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
To explore energy-efficient two-dimensional porous materials for water desalination is an
urgent demand for rational utilization of water and sustainable development. In addition …

Missing pieces in decoding the brain oxytocin puzzle: Functional insights from mouse brain wiring diagrams

SB Manjila, R Betty, Y Kim - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The hypothalamic neuropeptide, oxytocin (Oxt), has been the focus of research for decades
due to its effects on body physiology, neural circuits, and various behaviors. Oxt elicits a …

Effective interventions for idiopathic chronic pelvic pain: a systematic review

MR Wirtz, TA Revenson, JS Ford, AN Karas - International journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is a debilitating condition with symptoms
that affect both medical and psychological systems, yet for those with idiopathic CPP (ie …

Effects of intranasal oxytocin on pain perception among human subjects: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

S Lopes, F de Lima Osório - Hormones and Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Oxytocin (OXT) is a peptide hormone produced in the hypothalamus that plays a
neuromodulatory role in emotion, stress, and anxiety. Due to its multidimensional role, OXT …