“…In addition to the presence of OTRs in adipocytes, the existence of OTRs elsewhere in the periphery, specifically the GI tract [59][60][61][152][153][154], the enteric nervous system [60,152], smooth muscle cells [61,152] and the vagus nerve [60], raises the possibility that circulating OT, in addition to actions at central OTRs [106,155,156], may also act in the periphery to reduce food intake. Systemic treatment with OTR antagonists that penetrate the blood brain barrier (BBB) increases food intake in mice and rats [32,123], effects that could possibly be mediated through both central and peripheral OTRs.…”