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Individual differences in emotional expressivity predict oxytocin responses to cortisol administration: relevance to breast cancer?

Tops M, van Peer JM, Korf J

Biological psychology7 Jan 2007Cited by 28 (Europe PMC)

PMID17267094 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.01.001 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-17267094
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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In healthy women, oral cortisol versus placebo increased plasma oxytocin levels in proportion to the Emotion Expression-out score.

    In plain wordsIn healthy women, cortisol raised the body's own oxytocin levels more in women with higher emotional expression scores, compared with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreasePlasma oxytocin after cortisol, by emotional expression score
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    We found an interaction between treatment condition and Emotional Expression-out scores: after cortisol treatment, oxytocin levels increased proportional to Emotion Expression-out score.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Healthy female subjects were treated with placebo or 35mg of cortisol orally in a double-blind within-subject study.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:50 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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