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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2021

Activation of Oxytocin Receptors Excites Subicular Neurons by Multiple Signaling and Ionic Mechanisms.

Binqi Hu, Cody A Boyle, Saobo Lei

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Neuropeptidergic systems in psychiatric disorders.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025
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  7. Oxytocin-Modulated Ion Channel Ensemble Controls Depolarization, Integration and Burst Firing in CA2 Pyramidal Neurons.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2022
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  8. Activation of VNeuropharmacology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Binqi HuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA.
Cody A BoyleDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA.
Saobo LeiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA.
University of North Dakota · US

Funding

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of vasopressin in anxietyR01MH118258 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI LEI, SAOBO · 2019 to 2023
$1.5M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH118258
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxytocin (OXT) is a nonapeptide that serves as a neuromodulator in the brain and a hormone participating in parturition and lactation in the periphery. The subiculum is the major output region of the hippocampus and an integral component in the networks that process sensory and motor cues to form a cognitive map encoding spatial, contextual, and emotional information. Whilst the subiculum expresses the highest OXT-binding sites and is the first brain region to be activated by peripheral application of OXT, the precise actions of OXT in the subiculum have not been determined. Our results demonstrate that application of the selective OXT receptor (OXTR) agonist, [Thr4,Gly7]-oxytocin (TGOT), excited subicular neurons via activation of TRPV1 channels, and depression of K+ channels. The OXTR-mediated excitation of subicular neurons required the functions of phospholipase Cβ, protein kinase C, and degradation of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). OXTR-elicited excitation of subicular neurons enhanced long-term potentiation via activation of TRPV1 channels. Our results provide a cellular and molecular mechanism to explain the physiological functions of OXT in the brain.

Indexed as

Action PotentialsAnimalsCalcium SignalingFemaleHippocampusLong-Term PotentiationMaleMembrane PotentialsNeuronsOxytocinPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphatePhospholipase C betaPotassium ChannelsProtein Kinase CRatsReceptors, OxytocinOxytocinoxytocin, Thr(4)-Gly(7)-Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphatePhospholipase C betaPotassium ChannelsProtein Kinase CReceptors, OxytocinTrpv1 protein, ratTRPV Cation ChannelsdepolarizationK+ channelLTPPKCTRPV1

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PMID33341872
PMCPMC8023860
OpenAlexW3116864144

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