University of Luebeck, Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Luebeck, Germany.
Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Apr;32(4):195-197. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2021.01.004. Epub 2021 Feb 2.
The underlying mechanism of oxytocin (OT) neurons in the development of social interaction remains unclear. In a recent study, Lewis et al. characterized OT neuronal subtypes and provided evidence that expression of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gene Fmr1 in parvocellular OT neurons is essential for peer-peer but not filial social interactions.
催产素(OT)神经元在社会互动发展中的潜在机制尚不清楚。在最近的一项研究中,Lewis 等人对 OT 神经元亚型进行了特征描述,并提供了证据表明自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)基因 Fmr1 在小细胞 OT 神经元中的表达对于同伴间而非亲子间的社会互动是必需的。