Lawson Elizabeth A
Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford Street, Suite 750B, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol. 2024 May 28;19:100242. doi: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100242. eCollection 2024 Aug.
•Oxytocin is a multifaceted hypothalamic-pituitary hormone involved in energy homeostasis, mental health, and bone metabolism.•Oxytocin deficiency in energy deficit states and in hypopituitarism is associated with worse mental health and bone health.•Oxytocin modulates appetitive neurocircuitry, improves impulse control, and reduces food intake in humans.•Defining the oxytocin system in human physiology and pathophysiology could lead to novel therapeutic strategies.
•催产素是一种多方面的下丘脑 - 垂体激素,参与能量平衡、心理健康和骨代谢。
•能量缺乏状态和垂体功能减退时的催产素缺乏与较差的心理健康和骨骼健康有关。
•催产素调节食欲神经回路,改善冲动控制,并减少人类的食物摄入量。
•确定人类生理和病理生理学中的催产素系统可能会带来新的治疗策略。