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Objective:To explore the cognitive processing characteristics of semantic emotion Stroop and memory recognition in pilots with depression, and to systematically reveal the cognitive processing characteristics of attention and memory.Methods:The semantic emotional Stroop task and memory recognition test were performed in 36 depressed pilots and 36 healthy pilots.The results of attention and memory in cognitive processing were analyzed by repeated measurement analysis of variance using SPSS 18.0 software.Results:In the semantic emotion Stroop, the response time of the depression group was longer than that of the control group ( F(1, 70)=7.03, P=0.008), and the response time of the depression group(579.55±141.62)ms ) was longer than that of the neutral words (565.66±132.60)ms, P=0.003) and positive words (563.09±138.88)ms, P<0.01). In memory recognition, the accuracy of response to emotion words in the depressed group was higher than that in the control group ( F(1, 70)=23.15, P<0.01). The accuracy of response to negative words was higher in the depressed group than that to positive words ((0.50±0.32) vs (0.32±0.21), P=0.006) and neutral words ((0.50±0.32) vs (0.33±0.23), P=0.007). The depression group showed a conservative bias towards negative words ((1.46±0.40), P<0.01), and negative words compared with neutral words ((0.63±0.24), P<0.01) and positive words ((0.57±0.27), P<0.01) were cautious and conservative. Conclusion:Patients with depression have attention bias toward the negative information in semantic information processing, and negative memory bias in memory recognition.
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Objective To investigate the effect of quetiapine (QUE) on the memory and doublecortin (DCX) expression in the hippocampus of C57BL/6 mice with cuprizone (CPZ)-induced schizophrenia in C57BL/ 6 mice.Methods 1％ dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was used as a vehicle to dissolve QUE.Three group of mice,16 in each of three groups,were treated with vehicle (control group),0.2％ CPZ alone (CPZ group) or 0.2％ CPZ combined with 10 mg· kg-1 · d-1 QUE (QUE+CPZ group) for six weeks,respectively.Spatial working memory was evaluated by Y-type maze test 24 hours after the completion of the treatment period.The number of DCX positivenew neurons was calculated by immunofluorescence staining assay.The expression of Notch1 and Hes1 mRNA were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay.Results (1) Y-maze test:CPZ group achieved a much lower percentage of correct alternation than control group ((22.70±6.70) ％ vs (57.69 ±6.70)％) in Y-maze test (P＜0.05).The percentage of correct alternation in CPZ + QUE group ((54.69± 10.06) ％) was significantly increased compared with CPZ group (P＜0.01).CPZ mice exhibited significant spatial working memory impairment.(2) Immunofluorescence staining:the number of DCX-positive cells in the hippocampus of the CPZ group (6342.85± 1801.72) was significantly decreased compared with that in control group (19428.57±2507.13) (P＜0.01),and it was reversed by QUE intervention (15928.57±2049.97).(3) RT-PCR:the Notch1 and Hes1 mRNA expression in CPZ group were significant lower than that in sham and CPZ + QUE group,(Notch1 (0.97±0.29) vs (0.23±0.20),P＜0.01);Hes1 (1.00±0.41) vs (0.38±0.30),P＜0.01),and there was no significant difference between sham group and CPZ + QUE group.Conclusion QUE is helpful to relieve CPZ-induced cognitive impairment and decreases expression of DCX in hippocampal,which may be related with activation of Notch1 pathway.
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Objective To explore the effect of mediastinal drainage on the treatment for intra -thoracic anastomotic leak in esophageal cancer patients after esophagectomy .Methods One hundred and thirty -four e-sophageal cancer patients underwent esophagectomy and a mediastinal drainage tube was routinely placed intro -operatively ( observation group ) .Other 150 esophageal cancer patients underwent esophagectomy without mediasti -nal drainage were retrospectively set as control group .The following factors in the two groups were compared:in-cidence of anastomotic leak,and mortality rate,incidence of respiratory failure,incisional infection,rate and dura-tion of moderate or high fever ( T≥38℃) , duration of antibiotic use , duration of anastomotic leak healing and length of hospital stay of anastomotic leak patients .Results There was no significant difference in incidence rate of anastomotic leak between observation and control groups .There was no death ,no respiratory failure in observa-tion group;rate of chest incisional infection in observation group was 18.2%(2/11).Mortality rate,respiratory failure rate and chest incisional infection rate in control group were 33.3%(3/9)、44.4%(4/9)and 77.8%(7/9)respectively.Incidence and duration of moderate or high fever (36.4%and 2.3 ±1.2d respectively)in obser-vation group were significantly lower than those in control group (100 % and 8.6 ±2.3 d respectively)(P<0.05).Duration of antibiotic use,duration of leak healing and length of hospitalization (9.6 ±3.2 d,23.6 ±5.5 d and 22.6 ±5.7 d respectively)were significantly shorter than those in control group (21.3 ±6.8 d,38.3 ±8.4 d and 38.5 ±9.6 d,P<0.05)respectively).Conclusion Although mediastinal drainage could not prevent anasto-motic leak in patients underwent esophagectomy ,it could definitely decrease death and respiratory failure resulted from anastomotic leak .Mediastinal drainage could also decrease severity of intrathoracic infection caused by anas -tomotic leak and shorten the duration of leak healing .
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Objective To investigate the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the depressive like behaviors and expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF),IL-1β and NF-κB of hippocampal in chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) rats.Methods Thirty-two adult male rats were randomly divided into four groups (n =8):Control group,Control + rTMS group,CUMS group and CUMS + rTMS group.The sucrose preference test,forced swim test and open field test were used to evaluate depressive like behaviors for each groups.In addition,the expression of BDNF,NF-κB and IL-1 β in hippocampal were detected by western blot and ELISA after behavioral test,respectively.Results 1.The effects of rTMS on depressive like behaviors of CUMS rats:in the sucrose preference test,the sucrose preference rate of CUMS rats (0.67 ± 0.06) was significantly lower than Control group (0.91 ± 0.04),which was higher in the CUMS + rTMS group (0.83 ±0.08).In the forced swim test,the immobility time of CUMS group ((26.88 ± 11.33) s) was longer than Control group ((15.22 ± 6.75) s) and CUMS + rTMS group ((18.41 ± 6.95) s).In the open field test,both the total distance travelled and number of central area entry times of CUMS group((849.165 ± 769.01) cm,(7.42 ± 5.68))were significantly shorter ((6224.81 ± 1403.2) cm) and smaller (22.86 ± 3.72) than Control group,and those of the CUMS + rTMS were longer ((4105.57 ± 1516.92)cm) and larger (21.25 ± 3.45).All the behavioral results were statistically significant (P＜ 0.05).And of all the aforementioned behavioral parameters,there were no significant differences between Control group and Control + rTMS group(P＞0.05).2.The effects of rTMS on the hippocampal expressions of BDNF,NF-κB and IL-1β in CUMS rats:compared with Control group,the hippocampal expression of BDNF in CUMS rats was significantly decreased,while the expressions of NF-κB and IL-1β in the hippocampus were significantly increased (P＜ 0.05).Compared with CUMS group,the hippocampa expression of BD-NF in the CUMS + rTMS group was increased,and the expressions of NF-κB and IL-1β in the hippocampus was significantly decreased (P ＜ 0.05).The expressions of BDNF,NF-κB and IL-1β had no differences between Control group and Control + rTMS group.Conclusion rTMS increased the expression of BDNF,reduced the production of NF-κB and IL-1β,and alleviated depressive like behaviors in CUMS rats.