Beta-Endorphin and Oxytocin in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder and Comorbid Depression.
Olga V RoschinaLyudmila A LevchukAnastasiia S BoikoEkaterina V MichalitskayaElena V EpimakhovaInnokentiy S LosenkovGerman G SimutkinAnton J M LoonenNikolay A BokhanSvetlana A IvanovaPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
Serum levels of β-endorphin and oxytocin are lower in patients with AUD, particularly in those with depressive comorbidity. β-Endorphin levels correlated with physical aggression according to the Buss-Durkee (BDHI) estimates.