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Assembling the puzzle: pathways of oxytocin signaling in the brain

Grinevich, Valery, Knobloch-Bollmann, H. Sophie, Eliava, Marina, Busnelli, Marta, Chini, Bice·2016·Biological Psychiatry

Abstract

Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide, which can be seen to be one of the molecules of the decade due to its profound prosocial effects in nonvertebrate and vertebrate species, including humans. Although OT can be detected in various physiological fluids (blood, saliva, urine, cerebrospinal fluid) and brain tissue, it is unclear whether peripheral and central OT releases match and synergize. Moreover, the pathways of OT delivery to brain regions involved in specific behaviors are far from clear. Here, we discuss the evolutionarily and ontogenetically determined pathways of OT delivery and OT signaling, which orchestrate activity of the mesolimbic social decision-making network. Furthermore, we speculate that both the alteration in OT delivery and OT receptor expression may cause behavioral abnormalities in patients afflicted with psychosocial diseases.

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  • Variations in OXT-related genes like OXTR, as well as DA-related genes, particularly SNPs, have been linked to social-emotional dysregulation, including aspects of social cognition, empathy, and aggression.

    “Variations in OXT-related genes like OXTR, as well as DA-related genes, particularly single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), have been linked to social-emotional dysregulation, including aspects of social cognition, empathy, and aggression (Grinevich et al., 2016; Pav­ lov et al., 2012).”
  • The number of mismatches between the presence of neuropeptides and their receptors may be at least partially the result of a lack of sensitivity of the techniques used to localize neuropeptides.

    “Although “isolated” receptors appear to be a common phenomenon in the brain [116], the number of mismatches between the presence of neuropeptides and their receptors may be at least partially the result of a lack of sensitivity of the techniques used to localize neuropeptides [98; 117].”
  • OT is a highly conserved neuropeptide that modulates reproductive physiology and behavior across bilaterian animals, including nematode worms, rodents, and humans.

    “OT is a highly conserved neuro-peptide that modulates reproductive physiology and behavior across bilaterian animals, including nematode worms, rodents, and humans”

    From Oxytocin receptors modulate a social salience neural network in male prairie voles (2017) · cites this paper as Grinevich et al., 2016

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Authors
Grinevich, V., Knobloch-Bollmann, H. S., Eliava, M., Busnelli, M., & Chini, B.
Affiliations
  • German Cancer Research Center (DE)
  • National Research Council (IT)
Corresponding author
Grinevich, Valery
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-02
Volume
79
Issue
3
Pages
155-164
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2040402447
Cited by
309
References
94
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 50 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 5
FWCI
5.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
oxytocin, oxytocin signaling, prosocial behavior, psychosocial disorders, ontogeny
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Brain, Humans, Oxytocin, Social Behavior, Signal Transduction, Receptors, Oxytocin

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