Oxytocin treatment improves dexamethasone‐induced depression‐like symptoms associated with enhancement of hippocampal CREB‐BDNF signaling in female mice

• Hauptverfasser: Masayoshi Mori (Verfasst von), Hiromi Shizunaga (Verfasst von), Hiroyoshi Harada (Verfasst von), Yuki Tajiri (Verfasst von), Yusuke Murata (Verfasst von), Kazuki Terada (Verfasst von), Kenji Ohe (Verfasst von), Munechika Enjoji (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Wiley, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Aims Chronic stress and glucocorticoid exposure are risk factors for depression. Oxytocin (OT) has been shown to have antistress and antidepressant‐like effects in male rodents. However, depression is twice as common in women than in men, and it remains unclear whether OT exerts antidepress...