The association of obesity with depressed severity in adolescent patients with first-episode untreated major depressive disorder / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective:To investigate the characteristics of obesity in adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) and its association with the depressed severity.Methods:A total of 278 adolescents with MDD were recruited according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Their demographic data were collected and 24-item Hamilton depression scale (HAMD-24) was used to evaluate their severity of depression. According to the body mass index (BMI) classification standard of adolescents in China, all subjects were classified into four groups(wasting group, normal BMI group, overweight group and obesity group). SPSS 26.0 statistical software was used for data analysis. The Kruskal-Wallis test and the Chi-square test were separately used for the comparison of the four groups.Spearman correlation was used to explore the relationship between BMI and HAMD-24 scores and severity.Results:Among 278 adolescents with MDD, the prevalence of body abnormality was 32.4% (90/278), among which wasting, overweight and obesity were 9.0% (25/278), 14.4% (40/278) and 9.0% (25/278) respectively. There were statistically differences in gender ( χ2=17.018, P<0.001), HAMD-24 scores ( H=9.427, P=0.024) and depressed severity( H=8.508, P=0.037) among the four groups. Multiple comparisons showed that there were only statistically differences between obesity group and normal BMI group, that was the prevalence of obesity in males was higher than that in females ( χ2=13.631, P<0.001), and the level in HAMD-24 scores ( Z=2.956, P=0.003) and depressed severity ( Z=2.832, P=0.005) was lower in obesity group than that in normal BMI group.Spearman correlation analysis showed that BMI was negatively correlated with HAMD-24 scores ( r=-0.162, P=0.007). Conclusion:There is gender difference in obesity rates among the adolescent patients with first-episode untreated MDD. And the obese patients are less depressed than those with normal BMI.

Reduced Firing of Nucleus Accumbens Parvalbumin Interneurons Impairs Risk Avoidance in DISC1 Transgenic Mice / 神经科学通报·英文版

A strong animal survival instinct is to approach objects and situations that are of benefit and to avoid risk. In humans, a large proportion of mental disorders are accompanied by impairments in risk avoidance. One of the most important genes involved in mental disorders is disrupted-in-schizophrenia-1 (DISC1), and animal models in which this gene has some level of dysfunction show emotion-related impairments. However, it is not known whether DISC1 mouse models have an impairment in avoiding potential risks. In the present study, we used DISC1-N terminal truncation (DISC1-N

Reduced Firing of Nucleus Accumbens Parvalbumin Interneurons Impairs Risk Avoidance in DISC1 Transgenic Mice / 神经科学通报·英文版

A strong animal survival instinct is to approach objects and situations that are of benefit and to avoid risk. In humans, a large proportion of mental disorders are accompanied by impairments in risk avoidance. One of the most important genes involved in mental disorders is disrupted-in-schizophrenia-1 (DISC1), and animal models in which this gene has some level of dysfunction show emotion-related impairments. However, it is not known whether DISC1 mouse models have an impairment in avoiding potential risks. In the present study, we used DISC1-N terminal truncation (DISC1-N

Establishment of experimental model of tracheomalacia in beagle dogs / 中国胸心血管外科临床杂志

@#Objective    To establish a model of tracheomalacia in beagle dogs. Methods    Six healthy male beagles were selected with a weight of 12-15 kg and age of 12-18 months. The dog was placed in supine position after being anesthetized. Then midline incision was performed on dogs' cervical skin and main trachea was dissected. Six continuous cartilage rings separated from the tracheal wall were removed. Finally, the endotracheal mucosal was examined and the wound was sutured layer by layer. Different degrees of cartilage were removed to simulate different degrees of tracheomalacia. The beagle dogs were classified into two groups (n=3 in each group): a mild tracheomalacia (MTM) group (part of the cartilage near the trachea membrane was retained) and a severe tracheomalacia (STM) group (cartilage was removed as much as possible). Results    The dogs in the MTM group survived for a long time after the operation, showing symptoms of airway stenosis such as wheezing and coughing. The dogs were killed at postoperative week 2, and the pathological examination was performed. In the STM group, severe asphyxia occurred in the experimental animals after tracheal intubation removed, and all dogs died within 1 hour after surgery. Postoperative bronchoscopy revealed that the trachea of the MTM group dogs collapsed in the phase of inhalation, but it could maintain a certain patency. The trachea of the STM group dogs collapsed completely in the phase of inhalation. Postoperative X-ray showed that the diameter of the airway in the MTM group was reduced and trachea did not completely collapse. In the STM group, the trachea collapsed completely at the cartilage removed segment. Pathological examination showed that the cartilage in the MTM group was partially removed and tracheomalacia was obvious in the cartilage removed segment. In the STM group, most of the cartilage was removed with only few cartilages left. Conclusion    The clinical symptoms of tracheomalacia in different degrees can be simulated and repeatable. Animal models can be established by controlling the degree of removal of tracheal cartilage ring in dogs. This method provides a simple, repeatable and standardized large animal model for the treatment and transformation of tracheomalacia.

Risk factors of nosocomial infection in patients in department of neurosurgery / 中国医师杂志

Objective To analyze the risk factors of nosocomial infection in Department of Neurosurgery and to provide evidence for the prevention and treatment of infection.Methods A total of 931 patients with neurosurgery operation in our hospital from January 2012-January 2016 were collected medical history data immediately after admission,including age,gender,underlying diseases,and primary diseases.Surgical records include preoperative white blood cell count,blood glucose level before operation,duration of operation,and reoperation.Hospitalization records include hospitalization time,without the use of corticosteroids,with or without the use of proton there is no pump inhibitor,and tracheal intubation / incision.Patients were divided into infection group and non infection group according to whether the hospital infection occurred during hospitalization.The difference of two groups of clinical data with statistically significant variables was Logistic multivariate regression analysis.Results There were 112 patients with nosocomial infection,the infection rate was 12.03％,and the infection occurred in the postoperative 3-25 d.The main infection site was postoperative wound,accounting for 35.7％;respiratory tract,accounting for 34.8％.There were 64 strains of pathogenic bacteria,81 strains of Gram-negative bacteria,accounting for 64.1％,21 strains of gram positive bacteria,accounting for 32.8％,2 strains of fungi,accounting for 3.1％.There were significant difference between infection group and non infection group in ≥ 60 years,with basic diseases,reoperation,combined with other injuries,white blood cells,abnormal preoperative hyperglycemia,glucocorticoid use,proton pump inhibitors use,tracheotomy,hospitalization time,operation time (P ＜ 0.05).Further Logisitc regression analysis showed that age,reoperation,hospitalization time,preoperative high blood sugar and tracheotomy were the risk factors of nosocomial infection in Department of neurosurgery.Conclusions For the older,reoperation,longer hospitalization time,preoperative hyperglycemia and tracheotomy patients can take specific measures to improve the immunity of the patients,the rational use of antimicrobial drugs to avoid the occurrence of postoperative infection.

The effects of glargine combined metformin treatment on metabolism of free radicals in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes / 重庆医学

Objective To explore the effects of glargine combined metformin and repaglinide combined metformin treatment on metabolism of free radicals in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes(T2DM ) .Methods Selected 90 cases of elderly T2DM pa‐tients were divided into 2 groups:group A (glargine combined metformin treatment group) ,group B (repaglinide combined met‐formin treatment group) .Each group had 45 patients ,they were all treated for four weeks in antidiabetic therapy ,select 40 healthy people in physical examination center of hospital as controls .They were measured in patients with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ,2h postprandial blood glucose(2hPG) ,malondialdehyde (MDA) ,glutathione peroxidase (GSH‐PX) ,8‐iso‐prostane (8‐iso‐PGF2a) , Hcy and so on ,before and after treatment .Results (1)Before treatment ,the FPG ,2hPG ,HbA1c ,MDA ,8‐iso‐PGF2a ,Hcy of group A and B were higher than the control group ,while the level of GSH‐PX was lower than the control group ,the difference was statis‐tically significant(P0 .05) ,While 8‐iso‐PGF2a , MDA ,Hcy of group A had a bigger decline rate than group B ,the GSH‐PX in group A increased more compared with group B ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05) .Conclusion (1)There is a high oxidative stress state in elderly patients with T2DM ;(2)Both treatments could improve diabetics oxidative stress levels ,but glarginecombined metformin to reduce diabetics oxi‐dative stress is superior to repaglinide combined metformin .