Neurophysin I: a reliable, novel, and robust biomarker for oxytocin.
European Journal of Endocrinology March 27, 2025 Cihan Atila, Andi Nikaj, Svenja Leibnitz et al. 9 citations
Oxytocin (OXT) deficiency is a recently identified novel psycho-neuroendocrine entity associated with anxiety and reduced prosocial behavior. However, diagnosis and clinical progress have been hindered by challenges in reliably measuring OXT. Neurophysin I (NP-I), an equimolarly co-released cleavage product of the OXT precursor peptide, offers a promising alternative biomarker due to its...