Plasma Oxytocin in Children with Autism and Its Correlations with Behavioral Parameters in Children and Parents
| Autor: | Silvia Lakatosova, Jaroslava Durdiaková, Aneta Kubranska, Katarina Babinska, Daniela Ostatníková, Veronika Husarova, Anna Pivovarciova, Igor Ondrejka, Jan Bakos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Autism-spectrum quotient Autism Oxytocin behavioral disciplines and activities Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Social skills mental disorders medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Elisa method Biological Psychiatry Autism Diagnostic Interview Systemizing quotient 05 social sciences medicine.disease Autism spectrum quotient Psychiatry and Mental health Etiology Childhood Autism Rating Scale Original Article Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Psychiatry Investigation |
| ISSN: | 1976-3026 1738-3684 |
| DOI: | 10.4306/pi.2016.13.2.174 |
| Popis: | Objective Oxytocin (OT) has been implicated to play an important role in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) etiology. We aimed to find out the differences in plasma OT levels between children with autism and healthy children, the associations of OT levels with particular autism symptoms and the associations of particular parental autistic traits with their ASD children OT levels. Methods We included 19 boys with autism and 44 healthy age-matched boys. OT levels were analyzed by ELISA method. Children with autism were scored by Childhood Autism Rating Scale and Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI), adjusted research version. Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), Systemizing Quotient (SQ) and Empathizing Quotient were completed by parents of children with autism. Results Children with autism had significantly lower plasma OT levels than controls. OT levels positively correlated with ADI Reciprocal Interaction and Communication scores. AQ and SQ of fathers positively correlated with children plasma OT level. Conclusion Our results support the hypothesis of OT deficiency in autism. The "paradoxical" associations of OT levels and social skills in children with autism indicate disturbances at various levels of OT system. We first reported associations of OT levels in children with autism and behavioral measures in fathers indicating that OT abnormalities stay between parental autistic traits and autism symptoms in their children. |
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