Effects of Three Lipidated Oxytocin Analogs on Behavioral Deficits in CD38 Knockout Mice

Effects of Three Lipidated Oxytocin Analogs on Behavioral Deficits in CD38 Knockout Mice

Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide that plays an important role in social behavior. Nasal administration of OT has been shown to improve trust in healthy humans and social interaction in autistic subjects. As is consistent with the nature of a peptide, OT has some unfavorable characteristics: it has a s...

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Main Authors: Stanislav M. Cherepanov, Shirin Akther, Tomoko Nishimura, Anna A. Shabalova, Akira Mizuno, Wataru Ichinose, Satoshi Shuto, Yasuhiko Yamamoto, Shigeru Yokoyama, Haruhiro Higashida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
oxytocin
autism
CD38
lipidation
social behaviors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/7/10/132

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