Oxytocin-secreting system: A major part of the neuroendocrine center regulating immunologic activity

P Wang, HP Yang, S Tian, L Wang, SC Wang… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Interactions between the nervous system and immune system have been studied
extensively. However, the mechanisms underlying the neural regulation of immune activity …

The psychoneuroimmunology of pregnancy

ML Sherer, CK Posillico, JM Schwarz - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2018 - Elsevier
Pregnancy is associated with a number of significant changes in maternal physiology.
Perhaps one of the more notable changes is the significant alteration in immune function …

[HTML][HTML] Oxytocin improves animal behaviors and ameliorates oxidative stress and inflammation in autistic mice

Y Wang, S Zhao, X Liu, Y Zheng, L Li… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder which significantly impacts the quality of
people's life. Oxytocin is a hormone impacting the social cognition and interpersonal trust. In …

Can intravenous oxytocin infusion counteract hyperinflammation in COVID-19 infected patients?

B Buemann, D Marazziti… - The World Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Based on its well-documented anti-inflammatory and restorative properties we
propose trials with the natural hormone oxytocin for treatment of hospitalised Covid-19 …

Microbes and oxytocin: benefits for host physiology and behavior

SE Erdman, T Poutahidis - International review of neurobiology, 2016 - Elsevier
It is now understood that gut bacteria exert effects beyond the local boundaries of the
gastrointestinal tract to include distant tissues and overall health. Prototype probiotic …

An examination of changes in maternal neuroimmune function during pregnancy and the postpartum period

ML Sherer, CK Posillico, JM Schwarz - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2017 - Elsevier
There is strong evidence that the immune system changes dramatically during pregnancy in
order to prevent the developing fetus from being “attacked” by the maternal immune system …

[HTML][HTML] Protective effects of vitamin D on ischemia-reperfusion injury of the ovary in a rat model

VY Tokgoz, M Sipahi, O Keskin… - Iranian journal of basic …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective (s): The aim of the present study is to investigate probable acute effects of vitamin
D on ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rat ovary. Materials and Methods: A group of 30 …

Neuroprotective effects of oxytocin hormone after an experimental stroke model and the possible role of calpain-1

SE Moghadam, AA Tameh, Z Vahidinia… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Different mechanisms will be activated during ischemic stroke. Calpain
proteases play a pivotal role in neuronal death after ischemia damage through apoptosis …

Quercetin protects radiation-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in kidney and bladder tissues of rats

H Özyurt, Ö Çevik, Z Özgen, AS Özden… - Free radical …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Ionizing radiation (IR) can induce cell damage and cell death through the reactive oxygen
species generated by radiolytic hydrolysis. The present study was aimed to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of oxytocin and Kisspeptin-10 in ovary and uterus of ischemia-reperfusion injured rats

M Aslan, GE Senturk, H Akkaya, S Sahin… - Taiwanese Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries result in damage to endothelial and
parenchymal cells. Oxytocin (OXY) stimulates uterine contraction during parturition and …