Electroconvulsive therapy plays an irreplaceable role in treatment of major depressive disorder

Major depressive disorder is a serious and common neuropsychiatric disorder that affects more than 350 million people worldwide. Electroconvulsive therapy is the oldest and most effective treatment available for the treatment of severe major depressive disorder. Electroconvulsive therapy modifies structural network changes in patients with major depressive disorder and schizophrenia. And it can also affect neuroinflammatory responses and may have neuroprotective effects. Electroconvulsive therapy plays an irreplaceable role in the treatment of major depressive disorder.     

Case Report: Transient Stress Hyperglycemia in the Patient With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Transient stress hyperglycemia in the setting of acute myocardial infarction is a frequent phenomenon. Its transient nature should not dissuade the clinician from management of elevated blood glucose in a patient after an ST-elevation myocardial infarction. This case presents an adult patient after an ST-elevation myocardial infarction with transient stress hyperglycemia and the evidence used to identify optimal pharmacologic management and secondary prevention.     

注意缺陷多动障碍患儿血清25（OH）D及微量元素表达水平及临床意义

目的 探究注意缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)患儿血清25羟基维生素D[25(OH)D]、微量元素表达水平及临床意义。方法 选取2019年4月至2020年11月本院诊治的84例ADHD患儿进行研究(ADHD组),依据ADHD分型标准将患儿分为注意缺陷为主型组(28例)、多动为主型组(33例)、混合型组(23例),并选取同期84例体检健康儿童进行对照研究(对照组)。采用高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测所有受试儿童血清25(OH)D水平；检测血清铁(Fe)、磷(P)、镁(Mg)、钙(Ca)、铜(Cu)、锌(Zn)、铅(Pb)水平；Pearson法分析ADHD患儿血清25(OH)D水平与Cu、Zn、Pb水平的相关性；Logistic回归分析ADHD发生的影响因素；受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线分析血清25(OH)D、Zn、Pb水平对ADHD的诊断价值。结果 ADHD组血清25(OH)D、Cu、Zn水平均显著低于对照组(P<0.05),Pb水平显著高于对照组(P<0.05)；注意缺陷为主型组、多动为主型组、混合型组患儿血清25(OH)D、Fe、P、Mg、Ca、Cu、Zn、Pb水平比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)；ADHD患儿血清25(OH)D水平与Cu、Zn水平均呈正相关(P<0.05),与Pb水平呈负相关(P<0.05)；25(OH)D、Zn是影响ADHD发生的保护因素(P＜0.05),Pb是影响ADHD发生的危险因素(P＜0.05)；血清25(OH)D、Zn、Pb水平诊断ADHD的曲线下面积(AUC)分别为0.773、0.770、0.772,截断值分别为21.01 ng/mL、16.05 μmol/L、50.69 μg/L,相应灵敏度分别为82.1%、77.4%、63.1%,特异度分别为67.9%、71.4%、88.1%；三者联合诊断ADHD的AUC为0.883,其灵敏度、特异度分别为81.0%、81.0%。结论 ADHD患儿血清25(OH)D、Cu、Zn水平降低,Pb水平升高,25(OH)D、微量元素水平与ADHD患儿类型无关,25(OH)D、Zn、Pb联合有助于临床筛查ADHD患儿。     

Efficacy of stem cell-based therapies for colistin-induced nephrotoxicity

The increase in infections with multidrug resistant bacteria has forced to return to the use of colistin, antibiotic with known nephrotoxicity. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are being extensively investigated for their potential in regenerative medicine. This study aimed to investigate the possible protective mechanisms of the MSCs against kidney injury induced by colistin. Forty adult female albino rats were randomly classified into 4 equal groups; the control group, the MSC-treated group (a single dose of 1 ×10⁶ /ml MSCs through the tail vein), the colistin-treated group (36 mg/kg/day colistin was given for 7 days), and the both colistin and MSC group (36 mg/kg/day colistin and 1 ×10⁶ /ml MSCs). Main outcome measures were histopathological alterations, kidney malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and immunohistological autophagy evaluation. MSC repressed the progression of colistin-induced kidney injury as evidenced by the improvement of histopathological alterations and the substantial increase MDA, and decrease SOD and CAT in serum levels. Moreover, MSC resulted in a profound reduction in oxidative stress as manifested by decreased MDA and increased SOD in serum. Notably, MSC suppressed colistin-induced autophagy; it reduced renal levels of Beclin-1, P62 and LC3A/B. Furthermore, MSC decreased renal levels of eNOS. Lastly, MSC efficiently decreased expression of the TUNEL positive cell number. MSC confers protection against colistin-induced kidney injury by alleviating oxidative stress, nitric oxide synthase besides modulating reducing autophagy and apoptosis.