Oxytocin Acetate 2mg

Why Choose CellPeptides’ Oxytocin?

Oxytocin Acetate research seeks new discoveries in some of the most sensitive areas — social bonding, stress response adaptation, neurobiology, and metabolic function. It’s the “love and trust hormone.” You should be able to trust its source.

CellPeptides is a scientific and research company based in EU. We provide research-grade Oxytocin Acetate:

• Is synthesized in a dedicated, certificated facility in the EU.
• Made to ≥99% purity standards and ready for rigorous research.
• Is subjected to regular third-party lab testing, so you can “trust but verify” composition and purity.

We ship globally — safely, quickly, and (of course) with tracking and insurance. We take credit cards and accept bank transfers, but you can also pay with crypto. Finally, we’re here to answer the questions you have, whether they’re about your order or your study design.

Oxytocin is an absolutely essential piece of the puzzle of social bonding, including everything that makes humans human. Your research? It should start with research-grade Oxytocin Acetate you know you can count on.

How Does Oxytocin Acetate Work?

To start off with, Oxytocin Acetate is simply Oxytocin stabilized with a salt form. It is, for all intents and purposes, identical to the natural hormone. Almost universally called the “love and trust hormone” or “cuddle hormone,” this nonapeptide actually has functions far beyond social bonding. Both in the body, and in the brain.

When a baby and mother are ready for childbirth, Oxytocin makes the uterus contract to induce labor (naturally, but also in clinical settings with synthetic Oxytocin). It stimulates breastmilk production after that — and bonding in the mother-baby dyad.

In the brain, Oxytocin makes social bonds stick. It’s released during positive interactions, and pretty much essential for all the relationships people form — with children, partners, friends, and even pets. Secondary to that, Oxytocin has a calming, anxiety-reducing effect. It turns empathy “on” and triggers the reward circuits of the brain to make people feel great.

The research applications should be immediately obvious just from that, and it’s clear that Oxytocin Acetate — the compound that makes the “love hormone” researchable — is one of the most interesting peptides to investigate.

Oxytocin Acetate in Research: Observed Effects in Metabolism, Anxiety Disorders, and More

For years, doctors have stuck with the one clinical application for Oxytocin that they know for sure works wonders — inducing labor (under the brand name Pitocin) and stopping postpartum hemorrhage. More recently, research has paved the way for much wider use.

The potential use cases studied so far, in many cases with human trials? See for yourself, because you won’t want to miss what research has found already.

Oxytocin for Social Anxiety, PTSD, and Postpartum Depression

This is the current attention-grabbing area of research. Natural Oxytocin is made in the hypothalamus, and it’s essential to processes like bonding, mood, fear response, and stress regulation. [1] Depressive and anxious responses — seen, for example, in social anxiety disorder, PTSD, postpartum depression, and autism — are associated with dysregulation in this system. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis loses its balance and the hypothalamus becomes hyperactive.

Studies have investigated intranasal Oxytocin as a social anxiety treatment [2], and research has looked at the potential for it to “clean up” maladaptive fear responses in people recently exposed to trauma with the intention of preventing PTSD [3]. In postpartum depression, research has identified Oxytocin as a viable candidate that lowers stress, improves bonding, and supports a better, more stable maternal mood. [4]

The Role of Oxytocin in Wound Healing and Pain Relief

Oxytocin doesn’t only act within the central nervous system, though, and research is also, increasingly, investigating its use in wound healing and pain relief. On that first front, rat models have found that Oxytocin improves healing time and quality. [5] Other research has looked at analgesic effects — and discovered that the “love hormone” also numbs nociceptors (which signal pain) to provide a pain-killing effect. [6]

Oxytocin for Lactation Support

Not as exciting and eye-catching as some of the other applications, because the research is so well-established, but important nonetheless. Oxytocin is a fundamental necessity for breastfeeding. It’s what causes the letdown reflex that makes milk come forth. [7] Yet, countless new mothers have trouble nursing — many surveys estimate that number to be as high as 70 percent.

Synthetic Oxytocin is, therefore, looked at as a way to help mothers overcome those challenges, both in cases of insufficient milk and to support mothers with babies in the NICU (= reduced ability for skin to skin contact).

Applications in Sexual Health and Libido Improvement

This important area of Oxytocin research is all the more exciting because it’s still new — and in its relatively early stages. Nonetheless, human trials have started. It’s no surprise that the fact that Oxytocin is indispensable for bonding also has implications for healthy relationships and sexual functioning. It doesn’t have aphrodisiac effects as such, but Oxytocin does target the hormonal pathways that make desire and trust easier to maintain.

Research has mainly looked at its effects on Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (and with great success, too), but studies investigating benefits for men with erectile dysfunction caused by low libido have also been promising. [8] This field is sure to make headway in the future, and the door to further research is wide open.

Experiments in Appetite and Metabolism

Very much still an emerging area of peptide research — but fascinating, because it shows just how important Oxytocin is to systems throughout the body. Scientists have investigated the impact Oxytocin has on keeping out of control appetites in check, to stop eating behaviors that signal a “food addiction.” It’s also found that Oxytocin improves fat burning and insulin sensitivity. [9] That should put Oxytocin on the radar of weight loss and obesity researchers, especially if experimenting with reward-based eating models.

Who Might Consider Researching Oxytocin Acetate?

The list is long — because the potential applications are many. Oxytocin is of special interest to anyone researching:

• Social and anxiety disorders — among which chronic stress, anxiety, (postpartum) depression, autism, and brain rewiring following addiction recovery.
• Metabolic regulation and solutions for comfort eating.
• Faster healing — with less pain.
• Lactation challenges and ways to overcome them.
• Sexual functioning and desire.

Oxytocin research already spans decades, but the most promising applications might very well still await future discovery — including in the context of conditions for which there are no good treatment options at the moment.

Common Research Dosing Protocols for Oxytocin Acetate In-vitro Setting

Although dosing protocols for Oxytocin Acetate studies are fairly well-established following many years’ worth of research, every study design requires the careful planning of dosing. This depends on the research goal.

In many cases, murine studies (rodents) use doses between 10 and 100 mcg/kg, while human trials may rely on doses of 50 mcg per injection — which might, depending on the endpoint, be given once a day. Review the existing literature before designing your own study.

Preparing Oxytocin Acetate for research and multi-dose use requires reconstituting the peptide. That’s done by tapping the vial to make sure the dry form sits at the bottom, and then slowly injecting the correct amount of BAC water into the vial by angling the needle against the glass. Do not shake, but instead roll or swirl, until the solution is fully dissolved.

Once done, Oxytocin Acetate can be kept between 2 and 8 °C for multi-dose applications. You should use it up within ~30-60 days counting from reconstitution.

To accurately count the required dose for your studies – we recommend using our peptide calculator here.

FAQs

Which five uses of Oxytocin have the biggest future research potential?

Based on the current trajectory? Breakthroughs may be expected in metabolic syndrome and obesity research, social anxiety disorder, relapse prevention in substance use disorders, PTSD, and myocardial repair. Phew, that was five. They’re not the only Oxytocin research areas with exciting potential, though, so file this answer under “partially subjective.”

What are the side effects of Oxytocin Acetate?

Dose-dependent side effects can include a drop in blood pressure and nausea. Well-designed studies incorporate strategies that mitigate the risk of side effects, among other pathways through careful dosing.

Is Oxytocin already used for mental health in healthcare settings?

Not yet — only in experimental settings. Clinical trials have a long history and are still in progress, but the road from positive research findings to clinical approval is long. Every study is important for this reason.

Scientific References

1. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-32-9705-0_7
2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453011002356
3. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20008198.2017.1302652
4. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006899313015047
5. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0005523
6. https://www.cell.com/trends/pharmacological-sciences/abstract/S0165-6147(14)00149-7
7. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26/12/5909
8. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/19/10376
9. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/14/7737