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{"title":"Maternal immune activation with toll-like receptor 7 agonist during mid-gestation alters juvenile and adult developmental milestones and behavior","authors":"Julietta A. Sheng,&nbsp;Stuart A. Tobet","doi":"10.1111/jne.13417","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13417","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Infections during pregnancy are associated with increased risk for adult neuropsychiatric disease, such as major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and autism spectrum disorder. In mouse models of maternal immune activation (MIA), different toll-like receptors (TLRs) are stimulated to initiate inflammatory responses in mother and fetus. The goal of this study was to determine sex-dependent aspects of MIA using a TLR7/8 agonist, Resiquimod (RQ), on neurodevelopment. RQ was administered to timed-pregnant mice on embryonic day (E) 12.5. At E15, maternal/fetal plasma cytokines were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Maternal cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 were higher while tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and IL-17 were lower in pregnant dams exposed to RQ. Fetal cytokines (E15) were altered at the same timepoint with fetal plasma IL-6 and IL-17 greater after RQ compared to vehicle, while IL-10 and TNF-α were higher in male fetuses but not female. Other timed-pregnant dams were allowed to give birth. MIA with RQ did not alter the female to male ratio of offspring born per litter. Body weights were reduced significantly in both sexes at birth, and over the next 5 weeks. Offspring from RQ-injected mothers opened their eyes 5 days later than controls. Similarly, female offspring from RQ-injected mothers exhibited pubertal delay based on vaginal opening 2–3 days later than control females. On the behavioral side, juvenile and adult male and female MIA offspring exhibited less social-like behavior in a social interaction test. Anhedonia-like behavior was greater in MIA adult female mice. This study provides support for sex-dependent influences of fetal antecedents for altered brain development and behavioral outputs that could be indicative of increased susceptibility for adult disorders through immune mechanisms. Future studies are needed to determine neural cellular and molecular mechanisms for such programming effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11296912/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141186451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In memoriam: Roger Guillemin, neuroendocrinologist, Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine","authors":"Sebastien G. Bouret,&nbsp;Hubert Vaudry,&nbsp;Vincent Prevot","doi":"10.1111/jne.13419","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13419","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Roger Guillemin was born in Dijon, Burgundy (France) on January 11, 1924. In 1942, he began studying Medicine at the University of Burgundy. After a mandatory break during World War I, he obtained his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon in 1949.</p><p>He began to practice as a family doctor, during which he acquired many excellent memories. However, he also quickly realized the limitations of medicine at that time. He recalled that he “could only prescribe three types of medicine, one of which being aspirin.” His scientific curiosity made him read specialized journals, which made him aware of Hans Selye's research in Montreal on the “General Adaptation Syndrome,” now known as the endocrine reaction of the organism to stress. He heard that the Canadian professor was invited to give a series of lectures at the Pitié Hospital and decided to attend his talks. Fortunately, Hans Selye presented his lectures in French, as Roger Guillemin did not speak English at that time. At the end of the third lecture, he introduced himself to Pr. Selye and asked him if he could join his lab for a year to prepare for his medical doctorate. Roger Guillemin left his native Burgundy and flew to Montreal. During his stay in Pr. Selye's laboratory, he first prepared a medical thesis, followed by a PhD in Physiology, specializing in Experimental Endocrinology, which he obtained in 1953.</p><p>Pr. Selye was the head of the Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, where he established a series of lectures called “The Claude Bernard Lectures” inviting internationally renowned researchers. This is how Roger Guillemin met Geoffrey Harris, who is nowadays considered the father of Neuroendocrinology. Through various approaches of electrical stimulation, ligation or section of the pituitary stalk, and pituitary transplantation, Pr. Harris demonstrated a key role of the portal system in the relationship between the hypothalamus and the adenohypophysis.<span>¹</span> Harris's work made it possible to understand how the “first mediators” (according to Selye's terminology), which will later be called “releasing factors,” reached the pituitary cells. The objective of Roger Guillemin was now clear: to chemically identify hypothalamic factors that govern the anterior pituitary's function, starting with the neural mediator suspected by Hans Selye controlling the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis.</p><p>Hans Selye's laboratory did not have the equipment and expertise to identify chemical factors governing the anterior pituitary function. Roger Guillemin decided to move to the Department of Physiology of Baylor College in Houston, Texas, which was headed by Hebbel Hoff. However, Roger Guillemin did not have the expertise to purify the hypothalamic factors he was looking for. Therefore, he teamed up with talented (bio)chemists, including Walter Hearn, with whom he used paper chromatography on a few dozen sheep hypothalami with the hope of isolating the ","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jne.13419","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141179916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The influence of the prolactin/vasoinhibin axis on post-stroke lesion volume, astrogliosis, and survival","authors":"Ximena Castillo,&nbsp;Georgina Ortiz,&nbsp;Edith Arnold,&nbsp;Zhijian Wu,&nbsp;Luis B. Tovar y Romo,&nbsp;Carmen Clapp,&nbsp;Gonzalo Martínez de la Escalera","doi":"10.1111/jne.13415","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13415","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ischemic stroke is a significant global health issue, ranking fifth among all causes of death and a leading cause of serious long-term disability. Ischemic stroke leads to severe outcomes, including permanent brain damage and neuronal dysfunction. Therefore, decreasing and preventing neuronal injuries caused by stroke has been the focus of therapeutic research. In recent years, many studies have shown that fluctuations in hormonal levels influence the prognosis of ischemic stroke. Thus, it is relevant to understand the role of hormones in the pathophysiological mechanisms of ischemic stroke for preventing and treating this health issue. Here, we investigate the contribution of the prolactin/vasoinhibin axis, an endocrine system regulating blood vessel growth, immune processes, and neuronal survival, to the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke. Male mice with brain overexpression of prolactin or vasoinhibin by adeno-associated virus (AAV) intracerebroventricular injection or lacking the prolactin receptor (<i>Prlr</i>^{<i>−/−</i>}) were exposed to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) for 45 min followed by 48 h of reperfusion. Overexpression of vasoinhibin or the absence of the prolactin receptor led to an increased lesion volume and decreased survival rates in mice following tMCAO, whereas overexpression of prolactin had no effect. In addition, astrocytic distribution in the penumbra was altered, glial fibrillary acidic protein and S100b mRNA expressions were reduced, and interleukin-6 mRNA expression increased in the ischemic hemisphere of mice overexpressing vasoinhibin. Of note, prolactin receptor-null mice (<i>Prlr</i>^{<i>−/−</i>}) showed a marked increase in serum vasoinhibin levels. Furthermore, vasoinhibin decreased astrocyte numbers in mixed hippocampal neuron–glia cultures. These observations suggest that increased vasoinhibin levels may hinder astrocytes' protective reactivity. Overall, this study suggests the involvement of the prolactin/vasoinhibin axis in the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke-induced brain injury and provides insights into the impact of its dysregulation on astrocyte reactivity and lesion size. Understanding these mechanisms could help develop therapeutic interventions in ischemic stroke and other related neurological disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jne.13415","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141161319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Physiology is all about interactions: The prolactin and growth hormone systems as exemplars","authors":"Paul R. Le Tissier,&nbsp;David R. Grattan","doi":"10.1111/jne.13416","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13416","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141161364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of primary tumor resection in the management of metastatic well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the small bowel and pancreas","authors":"Ashley Russo,&nbsp;Timothy DiPeri,&nbsp;Teodora Dumitra,&nbsp;Joshua Tseng,&nbsp;Eric Pletcher,&nbsp;Monica Justo,&nbsp;Courtney Chen,&nbsp;Nicholas Nissen,&nbsp;Farin Amersi,&nbsp;Jun Gong,&nbsp;Andrew Hendifar,&nbsp;Alexandra Gangi","doi":"10.1111/jne.13399","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13399","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Patients with gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine tumors (NET) often present with advanced disease. Primary tumor resection (PTR) in the setting of unresectable metastatic disease is controversial. Most studies evaluating the impact of PTR on overall survival (OS) have been performed using large population-based databases, with limited treatment related data. This study aims to determine whether PTR improves OS and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with metastatic well-differentiated GEP-NET. This is a retrospective single-institution study of patients with metastatic well-differentiated GEP-NET between 1978 and 2021. The primary outcome was OS. The secondary outcome was PFS. Chi-squared tests and Cox regression were used to perform univariate and multivariate analyses (MVA). OS and PFS were estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method and log-rank test. Between 1978 and 2021, 505 patients presented with metastatic NET, 151 of whom had well-differentiated GEP-NET. PTR was performed in 31 PNET and 77 SBNET patients. PTR was associated with improved median OS for PNET (136 vs. 61 months, <i>p</i> = .003) and SBNET (not reached vs. 79 months, <i>p</i>&lt;.001). On MVA, only higher grade (HR 3.70, 95%CI 1.49–9.17) and PTR (HR 0.21, 95%CI 0.08–0.53) influenced OS. PTR resulted in longer median PFS for patients with SBNET (46 vs. 28 months, <i>p</i> = .03) and a trend toward longer median PFS for patients with PNET (20 vs. 13 months, <i>p</i> = .07). In patients with metastatic well-differentiated GEP-NET, PTR is associated with improved OS and may be associated with improved PFS and should be considered in a multidisciplinary setting. Future prospective studies are needed to validate these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140957942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of neuroestrogens in the estrogen-induced gonadotropin surge in male monkeys","authors":"Mohammad S. Biswas,&nbsp;Erica M. Gelman,&nbsp;Daniel J. Alexopoulos,&nbsp;Kim L. Keen,&nbsp;Ryan J. Adam,&nbsp;Ei Terasawa","doi":"10.1111/jne.13413","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13413","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Neuroestrogens locally synthesized in the brain are known to play a role in sexual behaviors. However, the question of whether neuroestrogens are involved in the regulation of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release is just emerging. Because previous studies in this lab indicate that neuroestradiol is also important for the pulsatile release as well as the surge release of GnRH in female rhesus monkeys, in the present study, we examined whether neuroestradiol plays a role in the estrogen-induced LH surge in orchidectomized (ORX) male rhesus monkeys. Unlike in rodents, it is known that a high dose of estrogen treatment can result in the LH surge in ORX male rhesus monkeys. Results that the administration of the aromatase inhibitor, letrozole, failed to attenuate the estrogen-induced LH surge, suggest that unlike in ovariectomized females, neuroestrogens do not play a role in the LH surge experimentally induced by the exogenous estrogen treatment in ORX male monkeys.</p>","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11444899/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140957947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical management of typical and atypical carcinoids/neuroendocrine tumors in ENETS centres of excellence (CoE): Survey from the ENETS lung NET task force","authors":"Anna Koumarianou,&nbsp;Pier Luigi Filosso,&nbsp;Lisa Bodei,&nbsp;Justo P. Castano,&nbsp;Lynnette Fernandez-Cuesta,&nbsp;Christophe M. Deroose,&nbsp;Matthieu Foll,&nbsp;Clarisse Dromain,&nbsp;Nicholas Simon Reed,&nbsp;Martyn Caplin,&nbsp;Jaume Capdevila,&nbsp;Jenny Falkerby,&nbsp;Antongiulio Faggiano,&nbsp;Andrea Frilling,&nbsp;Enrique Grande,&nbsp;Rodney J. Hicks,&nbsp;Atsuko Kasajima,&nbsp;Beata Kos-Kudla,&nbsp;B. A. Krishna,&nbsp;Eric Lim,&nbsp;Anja Rinke,&nbsp;Simron Singh,&nbsp;Chrissie Thirlwell,&nbsp;Marco Volante,&nbsp;Thomas Walter","doi":"10.1111/jne.13412","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13412","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lung carcinoid tumours are neuroendocrine neoplasms originating from the bronchopulmonary tract's neuroendocrine cells, accounting for only 1%–3% of all lung cancers but 30% of all neuroendocrine tumours. The incidence of lung carcinoids, both typical and atypical, has been increasing over the years due to improved diagnostic methods and increased awareness among clinicians and pathologists. The most recent WHO classification includes a subgroup of lung carcinoids with atypical morphology and higher mitotic count and/or Ki67 labelling index. Despite appropriate surgery, the 5-year survival rate for atypical carcinoids barely exceeds 50%–70%. The role of adjuvant therapy in lung carcinoids is not well-defined, and clinical decisions are generally based on the presence of high-risk features. Long-term follow-up is essential to monitor for recurrence, although the optimal follow-up protocol remains unclear. To address the lack of consensus in clinical management decisions, the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) initiated a survey among 20 expert centres. The survey identified varied opinions on approaches to imaging, surgery, use of adjuvant therapy, and follow-up protocols. Notably, the absence of dedicated multidisciplinary lung neuroendocrine tumour boards in some centres was evident. Experts agreed on the need for a prospective adjuvant trial in high-risk patients, emphasizing the feasibility of such a study. In conclusion, the study highlights the need for a more uniform adoption of existing guidelines in the management of lung carcinoid tumours and emphasizes the importance of international collaboration to advance research and patient care. Close collaboration between healthcare providers and patients is vital for effective long-term surveillance and management of these rare tumours.</p>","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jne.13412","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140957940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phoenixin knockout mice show no impairment in fertility or differences in metabolic response to a high-fat diet, but exhibit behavioral differences in an open field test","authors":"Emma K. McIlwraith,&nbsp;Neruja Loganathan,&nbsp;Kimberly W. Y. Mak,&nbsp;Wenyuan He,&nbsp;Denise D. Belsham","doi":"10.1111/jne.13398","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13398","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Phoenixin (PNX) is a conserved secreted peptide that was identified 10 years ago with numerous studies published on its pleiotropic functions. PNX is associated with estrous cycle length, protection from a high-fat diet, and reduction of anxiety behavior. However, no study had yet evaluated the impact of deleting PNX in the whole animal. We sought to evaluate a mouse model lacking the PNX parent gene, small integral membrane protein 20 (<i>Smim20</i>), and the resulting effect on reproduction, energy homeostasis, and anxiety. We found that the <i>Smim20</i> knockout mice had normal fertility and estrous cycle lengths. Consistent with normal fertility, the hypothalamii of the knockout mice showed no changes in the levels of reproduction-related genes, but the male mice had some changes in energy homeostasis-related genes, such as melanocortin receptor 4 (<i>Mc4r</i>). When placed on a high-fat diet, the wildtype and knockout mice responded similarly, but the male heterozygous mice gained slightly less weight. When placed in an open field test box, the female knockout mice traveled less distance in the outer zone, indicating alterations in anxiety or locomotor behavior. In summary, the homozygous knockout of PNX did not alter fertility and modestly alters a few neuroendocrine genes in response to a high-fat diet, especially in the female mice. However, it altered the behavior of mice in an open field test. PNX therefore may not be crucial for reproductive function or weight, however, we cannot rule out possible compensatory mechanisms in the knockout model. Understanding the role of PNX in physiology may ultimately lead to an enhanced understanding of neuroendocrine mechanisms involving this enigmatic peptide.</p>","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jne.13398","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140908994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimal follow-up with somatostatin receptor PET/CT imaging in patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours","authors":"Håkan Ohlsson,&nbsp;Elisabeth Spaak,&nbsp;Anni Gålne,&nbsp;Anna Sundlöv,&nbsp;Martin Almquist","doi":"10.1111/jne.13396","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13396","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Somatostatin receptor positron emission tomography with computerised tomography imaging (SRI) has a high sensitivity for the detection of small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (siNET), which makes it ideal for follow-up. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether follow-up with SRI in patients with siNET led to any change in the treatment of the patient and if patient and/or tumour factors were associated with such change. Adults with siNET who had undergone at least two SRI scans between 2013 and 2021 were identified. Data on age, sex, comorbidities, tumour stage, grade, and most recent levels of serum Chromogranin A (CgA) and 24-h urine 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) before each SRI scan were obtained. The major change was defined as new treatment previously not received or discontinuation of ongoing treatment. Univariate and multivariate mixed models logistic regression on variables with a presumed biological relationship with major change and with backwards stepwise exclusion of variables with <i>p</i> &gt; .1 was performed. A total of 164 patients with siNET diagnosis had undergone 570 SRI scans. The median follow-up was 3.1 years. Only 82 of 570, 14%, of SRI scans led to a major change in treatment. Female sex, age below 75 years, elevated or missing CgA, elevated or missing urine 5-HIAA, progress on last SRI scan and distant extrahepatic disease were all independently associated with increased odds ratios for major change after follow-up with SRI. A small proportion of SRI scans (14%) led to a major change in treatment. Six independent risk factors with increased odds of major change, all available before each SRI scan, were identified. While validation of these risk factors is needed in a separate cohort, these findings could help clinicians individualise follow-up for siNET patients in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jne.13396","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140839946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-range projections of oxytocin neurons in the marmoset brain","authors":"Arthur Lefevre,&nbsp;Jazlynn Meza,&nbsp;Cory T. Miller","doi":"10.1111/jne.13397","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jne.13397","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The neurohormone oxytocin (OT) has become a major target for the development of novel therapeutic strategies to treat psychiatric disorders such as autism spectrum disorder because of its integral role in governing many facets of mammalian social behavior. Whereas extensive work in rodents has produced much of our knowledge of OT, we lack basic information about its neurobiology in primates making it difficult to interpret the limited effects that OT manipulations have had in human patients. In fact, previous studies have revealed only limited OT fibers in primate brains. Here, we investigated the OT connectome in marmoset using immunohistochemistry, and mapped OT fibers throughout the brains of adult male and female marmoset monkeys. We found extensive OT projections reaching limbic and cortical areas that are involved in the regulation of social behaviors, such as the amygdala, the medial prefrontal cortex, and the basal ganglia. The pattern of OT fibers observed in marmosets is notably similar to the OT connectomes described in rodents. Our findings here contrast with previous results by demonstrating a broad distribution of OT throughout the marmoset brain. Given the prevalence of this neurohormone in the primate brain, methods developed in rodents to manipulate endogenous OT are likely to be applicable in marmosets.</p>","PeriodicalId":16535,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuroendocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jne.13397","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140659332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}