Oxytocin

"Oxytocin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A nonapeptide hormone released from the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR). It differs from VASOPRESSIN by two amino acids at residues 3 and 8. Oxytocin acts on SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS, such as causing UTERINE CONTRACTIONS and MILK EJECTION.

Descriptor ID	D010121
MeSH Number(s)	D06.472.699.631.692.433 D12.644.548.691.692.433
Concept/Terms	Oxytocin Oxytocin Ocytocin Syntocinon Syntocinon Pitocin Pitocin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Peptide Hormones [D06.472.699]
Pituitary Hormones [D06.472.699.631]
Pituitary Hormones, Posterior [D06.472.699.631.692]
Oxytocin [D06.472.699.631.692.433]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Pituitary Hormones [D12.644.548.691]
Pituitary Hormones, Posterior [D12.644.548.691.692]
Oxytocin [D12.644.548.691.692.433]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2010	2	0	2
2012	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	1	3
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	0	2
2022	1	1	2
2023	1	0	1

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Schunke KJ, Rodriguez J, Dyavanapalli J, Schloen J, Wang X, Escobar J, Kowalik G, Cheung EC, Ribeiro C, Russo R, Alber BR, Dergacheva O, Chen SW, Murillo-Berlioz AE, Lee KB, Trachiotis G, Entcheva E, Brantner CA, Mendelowitz D, Kay MW. Outcomes of hypothalamic oxytocin neuron-driven cardioprotection after acute myocardial infarction. Basic Res Cardiol. 2023 10 06; 118(1):43.

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Anderson CM, Tschann M, Whitehouse K, Soon R, Fontanilla T, Kaneshiro B. Oxytocin and Hypotension During Dilation and Evacuation Procedures at 18-24 Weeks Gestation. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2022 Dec; 81(12):328-332.

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Carrico AW, Cherenack EM, Rubin LH, McIntosh R, Ghanooni D, Chavez JV, Klatt NR, Paul RH. Through the Looking-Glass: Psychoneuroimmunology and the Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis in the Modern Antiretroviral Therapy Era. Psychosom Med. 2022 10 01; 84(8):984-994.

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Warrener CD, Valentin EM, Gallin C, Richey L, Ross DB, Hood CJ, Lori A, Cubells J, Rauch SAM, Rilling JK. The role of oxytocin signaling in depression and suicidality in returning war veterans. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 04; 126:105085.

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Franke AA, Li X, Dabalos C, Lai JF. Improved oxytocin analysis from human serum and urine by orbitrap ESI-LC-HRAM-MS. Drug Test Anal. 2020 Jun; 12(6):846-852.

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Harricharran T, Ogunwobi OO. Oxytocin and oxytocin receptor alterations, decreased survival, and increased chemoresistance in patients with pancreatic cancer. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2020 Apr; 19(2):175-180.

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Whitehouse K, Tschann M, Soon R, Davis J, Micks E, Salcedo J, Savala M, Kaneshiro B. Effects of Prophylactic Oxytocin on Bleeding Outcomes in Women Undergoing Dilation and Evacuation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 03; 133(3):484-491.

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Franke AA, Li X, Menden A, Lee MR, Lai JF. Oxytocin analysis from human serum, urine, and saliva by orbitrap liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Drug Test Anal. 2019 Jan; 11(1):119-128.

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Caggia S, Chunduri H, Millena AC, Perkins JN, Venugopal SV, Vo BT, Li C, Tu Y, Khan SA. Novel role of Gia2 in cell migration: Downstream of PI3-kinase-AKT and Rac1 in prostate cancer cells. J Cell Physiol. 2018 01; 234(1):802-815.

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Warren KR, Wehring HJ, Liu F, McMahon RP, Chen S, Chester C, Kelly DL. Effects of intranasal oxytocin on satiety signaling in people with schizophrenia. Physiol Behav. 2018 05 15; 189:86-91.

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