Astrocytes mediate a positive feedback loop for oxytocin
María Clara Sellés, Melissa Cooper, Francesco Limone, Araf Ahmed, Shane Antony Liddelow, Robert C. Froemke, Moses V. Chao
The paper shows that astrocytes mediate a positive feedback loop for oxytocin by upregulating its expression through retinoic acid synthesis.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience