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| Title |
Oxytocin: a therapeutic target for mental disorders
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The Journal of Physiological Sciences, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12576-012-0232-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mitsuhiro Matsuzaki, Hiroaki Matsushita, Kazuhito Tomizawa, Hideki Matsui |
| Abstract |
We review here that oxytocin (OT) is released into blood and within distinct brain regions in response to stressful and social stimuli, and has been shown to have an antidepressant-like effect in animal studies. Clinical reports suggest OT to be a promising drug for psychiatric diseases such as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and autism. OT may also have therapeutic potential in the treatment of major depressive disorders, even though OT administered into blood does not readily cross the blood-brain barrier. Physiological functions such as sexual activity and mating induce the release of OT in the central nervous system. A drug for the treatment of sexual dysfunction, sildenafil, enhances the electrically evoked release of OT from the posterior pituitary. This drug has antidepressant-like effects through activation of an OT signaling pathway. These results suggest that sildenafil may have promise as a potential antidepressant. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 116 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 115 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 14% |
| Researcher | 15 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 19 | 16% |
| Unknown | 20 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 22% |
| Psychology | 24 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 14 | 12% |
| Unknown | 23 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 49. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 February 2024.
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