Oxytosin {90000148} Record Keys Parent:[ ] Definition:Oxytosin Queue:[ ] Details Initialisation date:[ ] Specification: [ ]Source: [ ] Meta Information Structural Type:[ ] Functional Type:Neurotransmitter Function:[ ] Notes: [ ]Shared Reference Notes [1.1] [#Limosilactobacillus (Lactobacillus) reuteri] - L. reuteri. send signals along vagus gut-brain connection. - The vagus nerve connects to a brain region called the hypothalamus, which produces the hormone oxytocin. - Feeding mice with L. reuteri increases oxytocin in the blood. - L. reuteri normalizes brain oxytocin levels in the SHANK3 mice. It also boosts the strength of their neuronal connections. - The bacterial treatment does not work if the mice lack oxytocin receptors in reward neurons or if they first get a drug that blocks oxytocin receptors.References Notes[ ]
