期刊
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
卷 79, 期 8, 页码 693-705出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.10.005
关键词
Arterial spin labeling; Cerebral blood flow; Intranasal; Oxytocin; Pharmacodynamics; Resting state
资金
- Economic and Social Research Council [ES/K009400/1]
- Volkswagen Foundation European Platform for Life Sciences, Mind Sciences and Humanities [II/85 069]
- Institute for the Study of Affective Neuroscience/Hope for Depression Research Foundation
- European Research Council Starting Investigator Award [ERC-2012-STG GA313755]
- Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking [115008]
- Medical Research Council Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme [MR/J005142/1]
- European Union
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- ESRC [ES/K009400/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- MRC [MR/J005142/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Economic and Social Research Council [ES/K009400/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [MR/J005142/1] Funding Source: researchfish
BACKGROUND: Animal and human studies highlight the role of oxytocin in social cognition and behavior and the potential of intranasal oxytocin (IN-OT) to treat social impairment in individuals with neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism. However, extensive efforts to evaluate the central actions and therapeutic efficacy of IN-OT may be marred by the absence of data regarding its temporal dynamics and sites of action in the living human brain. METHODS: In a placebo-controlled study, we used arterial spin labeling to measure IN-OT-induced changes in resting regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in 32 healthy men. Volunteers were blinded regarding the nature of the compound they received. The rCBF data were acquired 15 min before and up to 78 min after onset of treatment onset (40 IU of IN-OT or placebo). The data were analyzed using mass univariate and multivariate pattern recognition techniques. RESULTS: We obtained robust evidence delineating an oxytocinergic network comprising regions expected to express oxytocin receptors, based on histologic evidence, and including core regions of the brain circuitry underpinning social cognition and emotion processing. Pattern recognition on rCBF maps indicated that IN-OT-induced changes were sustained over the entire posttreatment observation interval (25-78 min) and consistent with a pharmacodynamic profile showing a peak response at 39-51 min. CONCLUSIONS: Our study provides the first visualization and quantification of IN-OT-induced changes in rCBF in the living human brain unaffected by cognitive, affective, or social manipulations. Our findings can inform theoretical and mechanistic models regarding IN-OT effects on typical and atypical social behavior and guide future experiments (e.g., regarding the timing of experimental manipulations).
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