Previous maternal experience potentiates the effect of parturition on oxytocin receptor mRNA expression in the paraventricular nucleus
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In sheep, central oxytocin release at parturition induces maternal behaviour which is thought to be mediated by changes in the expression of central oxytocin receptors. The distribution, effects of parturition, previous maternal experience and hormonal status on the distribution of an oxytocin receptor was investigated using immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization. In ewes with no previous maternal experience, parturition induced significant increases in oxytocin receptor mRNA expression in the anterior olfactory nucleus, medial preoptic area, ventromedial hypothalamus, lateral septum, medial amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and diagonal band of Broca. In maternally experienced ewes, parturition induced additional increases in two areas, the paraventricular nucleus and the Islands of Calleja. The changes in progesterone and oestrogen that occur during late pregnancy and parturition appear to contribute to increases in expression in the anterior olfactory nucleus, Islands of Calleja, medial preoptic area, ventromedial hypothalamus, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and diagonal band of Broca, but not in the paraventricular nucleus, lateral septum and medial amygdala. These results demonstrate that progesterone and oestrogen priming enhance oxytocin receptor mRNA expression in a number of regions in the olfactory system, hypothalamus and limbic brain. These effects appear to be independent of maternal experience. Parturition increases oxytocin receptor mRNA…
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The actual process of childbirth itself increases maternal oxytocin receptor expression, thought to promote breastfeeding and healthy attachment.
“In addition, the actual process of childbirth itself increases maternal oxytocin receptor expression (Broad et al., 1999), thought to promote breastfeeding and healthy attachment.”
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- Authors
- Broad, K. D., Lévy, F., Evans, G., Kimura, T., Keverne, E. B., & Kendrick, K. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
- Babraham Institute (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Broad, K. D.
- Venue
- European Journal of Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1999-10
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 3725-3737
- ISSN
- 0953-816X (ISSN-L)
- 1460-9568
- OpenAlex
- W2018808614
- Cited by
- 100
- References
- 81
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 4.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Keywords
- oxytocin receptor, childbirth, maternal experience, paraventricular nucleus, maternal behavior, sheep, progesterone, estrogen, anterior olfactory nucleus, medial preoptic area, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, diagonal band of Broca, islands of Calleja, hypothalamus, limbic system, oxytocin release, autoreceptors
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Antibodies, Brain Chemistry, Estrogens, Female, Labor, Obstetric, Maternal Behavior, Ovariectomy, Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus, Pregnancy, Progesterone, RNA, Messenger, Sheep, Sulfur Radioisotopes, Oligonucleotide Probes, Gene Expression, In Situ Hybridization, Receptors, Oxytocin
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