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Query: UNIPROT:P01178 (
oxytocin
)
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The neurohypophyseal hormones vasopressin and
oxytocin
were invested, in recent years, with novel functions upon striated muscle, regulating its differentiation, trophism, and homeostasis. Recent studies highlight that these hormones not only target skeletal muscle but represent novel myokines. We discuss the possibility of exploiting the muscle hypertrophying activity of
oxytocin
to revert muscle atrophy, including cancer cachexia
muscle wasting
. Furthermore, the role of
oxytocin
in cardiac homeostasis and the possible role of cardiac atrophy as a concause of death in cachectic patients is discussed.
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PMID:Neurohypophyseal hormones and skeletal muscle: a tale of two faces. 3249 95
