Could oxytocin be transported intracellularly via caveolae and RAGE?
Could this be how oxytocin affects mitochondria?
RAGE transports oxytocin across the blood brain barrier (Yamamoto) via an intracellular mechanism.
RAGE appears to be present within caveolae (Lisanti).
Caveolae appear to interact with mitochondria (Foster).
Some GPCRs have been identified in mitochondria (Bordt); does anyone know if oxytocin receptors have been identified in mitochondria?
Is it reasonable to hypothesise that oxytocin could effect mitochondria via caveolae and RAGE?
Thank you.
Phuoc-Tan
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RAGE regulates oxytocin transport into the brain
Yasuhiko Yamamoto & Haruhiro Higashida
Characterization of caveolin-rich membrane domains isolated from an endothelial-rich source: implications for human disease.
Michael P Lisanti
The caveolar-mitochondrial interface: regulation of cellular metabolism in physiology and pathophysiology
Cerrone R. Foster
Bordt EA, Smith CJ, Demarest TG, Bilbo SD, Kingsbury MA. Mitochondria, Oxytocin, and Vasopressin: Unfolding the Inflammatory Protein Response. Neurotox Res. 2019 Aug;36(2):239-256. doi: 10.1007/s12640-018-9962-7. Epub 2018 Sep 27. PMID: 30259418; PMCID: PMC7416501.