Endogenous oxytocin exerts anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects in rats

Endogenous oxytocin exerts anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects in rats

The analgesic effect of oxytocin appears to be mediated via an oxytocin receptor and endogenous oxytocin contributes to the anti-nociception and anti-inflammatory response.

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Main Authors: Haruki Nishimura, Mitsuhiro Yoshimura, Makiko Shimizu, Kenya Sanada, Satomi Sonoda, Kazuaki Nishimura, Kazuhiko Baba, Naofumi Ikeda, Yasuhito Motojima, Takashi Maruyama, Yuki Nonaka, Ryoko Baba, Tatsushi Onaka, Takafumi Horishita, Hiroyuki Morimoto, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Makoto Kawasaki, Akinori Sakai, Masafumi Muratani, Becky Conway-Campbell, Stafford Lightman, Yoichi Ueta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03879-8

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03879-8

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