An analgesic pathway from parvocellular oxytocin neurons to the periaqueductal gray in rats
oleh: Mai Iwasaki, Arthur Lefevre, Ferdinand Althammer, Etienne Clauss Creusot, Olga Łąpieś, Hugues Petitjean, Louis Hilfiger, Damien Kerspern, Meggane Melchior, Stephanie Küppers, Quirin Krabichler, Ryan Patwell, Alan Kania, Tim Gruber, Matthew K. Kirchner, Moritz Wimmer, Henning Fröhlich, Laura Dötsch, Jonas Schimmer, Sabine C. Herpertz, Beate Ditzen, Christian P. Schaaf, Kai Schönig, Dusan Bartsch, Anna Gugula, Aleksandra Trenk, Anna Blasiak, Javier E. Stern, Pascal Darbon, Valery Grinevich, Alexandre Charlet
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01 |
Deskripsi
The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin exerts analgesic effects, but the underlying pathways remain largely elusive. Here, the authors describe an analgesic pathway formed by oxytocin neurons projecting to the periaqueductal grey, where axonally released oxytocin activates oxytocin-receptor expressing GABA neurons and subsequently reduces pain-like behaviors in both female and male rats.