Neuronal regulation of immunity: why, how and where?

M Schiller, TL Ben-Shaanan, A Rolls - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Neuroimmunology is one of the fastest-growing fields in the life sciences, and for good
reason; it fills the gap between two principal systems of the organism, the nervous system …

Making room for oxytocin in understanding depression

RJ McQuaid, OA McInnis, A Abizaid… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Depression is accompanied by an array of neurobiological variations, including altered HPA
axis activity, monoamine, growth factor and inflammatory immune functioning. In addition, a …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial symbionts accelerate wound healing via the neuropeptide hormone oxytocin

T Poutahidis, SM Kearney, T Levkovich, P Qi… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Wound healing capability is inextricably linked with diverse aspects of physical fitness
ranging from recovery after minor injuries and surgery to diabetes and some types of cancer …

Approaches mediating oxytocin regulation of the immune system

T Li, P Wang, SC Wang, YF Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The hypothalamic neuroendocrine system is mainly composed of the neural structures
regulating hormone secretion from the pituitary gland and has been considered as the …

Consequences of pandemic-associated social restrictions: Role of social support and the oxytocin system

K Gryksa, ID Neumann - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
During pandemics, governments take drastic actions to prevent the spreading of the
disease, as seen during the present COVID-19 crisis. Sanctions of lockdown, social …

[HTML][HTML] The role of oxytocin in cardiovascular regulation

J Gutkowska, M Jankowski… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Studies of body volume expansion have indicated that lesions of the anteroventral third
ventricle and median eminence block the release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) into the …

Oxytocin alleviates cognitive and memory impairments by decreasing hippocampal microglial activation and synaptic defects via OXTR/ERK/STAT3 pathway in a …

J Jiang, Y Zou, C Xie, M Yang, Q Tong, M Yuan… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a diffuse brain dysfunction,
characterized by cognitive and memory impairments closely linked to hippocampal …

A unified model of the biology of peripartum depression

G Levin, T Ein-Dor - Translational Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Peripartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent and debilitating disorder that adversely affects
the development of mothers and infants. Recently, there has been a plea for increased …

Breast cancer and social environment: getting by with a little help from our friends

A Hinzey, MM Gaudier-Diaz, MB Lustberg… - Breast Cancer …, 2016 - Springer
Social environment is a well-recognized determinant in health and wellbeing. Among breast
cancer patients, inadequate social support is associated with a substantial increase in …

Oxytocin and related peptide hormones: Candidate anti-inflammatory therapy in early stages of sepsis

SF Mehdi, S Pusapati, RR Khenhrani… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening systemic inflammatory syndrome characterized by
dysregulated host immunological responses to infection. Uncontrolled immune cell …