Sex matters: The impact of oxytocin on healthy conditions and psychiatric disorders.

ABSTRACT: Oxytocin (OT) is involved in the regulation of physiological processes and emotional states, with increasing evidence for its beneficial actions being mediated by the autonomic and immune systems. Growing evidence suggests that OT plays a role in the pathophysiology of different psychiatric disorders. Given the limited information in humans the aim of this study was to retrospectively explore plasma OT levels in psychiatric patients, particularly focusing on sex-related differences, as compared with healthy controls. The patients studied here were divided into three groups diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depressive disorder (MDD). Plasma OT levels were significantly different between healthy men and women, with the latter s

SUBMITTER: Marazziti D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9800179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature