米氮平与氯丙咪嗪治疗抑郁和焦虑共病的疗效对照

目的比较米氮平、氯丙咪嗪抗抑郁和焦虑的共病作用和不良反应。方法65例同时符合抑郁症与焦虑障碍诊断标准的门诊患者,HAMD17项评分总分≥17分,≤23分、HAMA总分≥14分, ≤29分。分别随机给予口服米氮平(简称A组)和氯丙咪嗪(简称B组)。研究全程为期4周。疗效评定按HAMD、HAMA得分≤7分为治愈,减分50％为有效。数据进行X2及t检验。结果入组时两组 HAMD、HAMA得分无显著性差异(t=0．32,P>0．05),治疗第1周A组HAMD得分下降比B组明显, HAMA得分下降更为明显。治疗第2周开始A组HAMD、HAMA得分下降均比B组来的显著。第4周末A组临床治愈18例(56．3％,18／32),临床有效28例(87．5％,28／32)。B组临床治愈15例(45．5％, 15／33)临床有效27例(81．9％,27／33)。米氮平组有效率87．5％,氯丙咪嗪组有效率81．9％,无显著性差异(X2分别为0．76、0．40,P>0．05)。B组的不良反应例数及严重程度均远高于A组。结论对具有抑郁和焦虑共病的患者可用米氮平治疗。     

慢性应激对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞的效应及与焦虑行为的关系

目的探讨慢性精神应激对血管平滑肌细胞的影响及与焦虑行为的关系。方法将38只SD大鼠按照随机数字表随机分为精神应激组(30只)和对照组(8只)。对应激组采用限制应激和饮水冲突应激,持续2个月;分别于应激前、应激后1,2个月用空场实验和高架十字迷宫实验观察大鼠焦虑水平,计算出中央格爬行次数、外周格爬行次数、开放臂进入次数及停留时间、闭合臂进入次数及停留时间。以免疫组化方法测定主动脉血管局部增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)表达,并用苏木素-伊红染色法观察主动脉结构变化。结果(1)与对照组比较,应激1个月后,应激组大鼠在开放臂的次数和时间、闭合臂的次数少(P<0·05),闭合臂的时间多(均P<0·01);应激2个月后,应激组大鼠在外周格爬行的个数和闭合臂时间多(P<0·01),开放臂时间少(P<0·01)。(2)应激组大鼠主动脉失去原有的正常结构,中层血管平滑肌细胞排列紊乱,数目增多。(3)应激组大鼠血管壁PCNA表达的阳性细胞数为(16485±10694)个/MM2,对照组大鼠为(4012±2256)个/MM2,T=4·359,P<0·01。(4)中度焦虑组大鼠PCNA表达与大鼠焦虑呈正相关(PEARSON相关系数为0·718,P=0·004)。结论大鼠中度焦虑时,其血管平滑肌细胞增殖率与焦虑情绪呈正相关。     

Mapping brain size and cortical gray matter changes in elderly depression.

BACKGROUND: In elderly depression, volumetric brain imaging findings suggest abnormalities of the frontal lobe, particularly the orbitofrontal cortex, and the hippocampus. No studies to date have mapped cortical abnormalities over the entire brain surface in major depression. Here, we conducted detailed spatial analyses of brain size and gray matter within the cortical mantle in elderly patients with major depression. METHODS: High-resolution, three-dimensional, structural magnetic resonance imaging data and cortical pattern matching methods were used in 24 depressed elderly patients and 19 group-matched controls to measure local brain size and proportions of gray matter at thousands of homologous cortical surface locations. RESULTS: Prominent brain size reductions were observed in the depressed subjects in the orbitofrontal cortex bilaterally. Cortical gray matter measurements revealed significant gray matter increases in the orbitofrontal cortex, adjacent to focal trend level significant decreases of gray matter in the same region. Depressed patients also exhibited significant gray matter increases in parietal cortices, as well as the left temporal cortex. CONCLUSIONS: Complex cortical changes may contribute to the brain size reduction of the orbitofrontal cortex and to the gray matter abnormalities detected in orbitofrontal cortex and temporoparietal cortices, thereby providing a potentially new window into the pathophysiology of elderly depression.     

抑郁患者血清皮质醇与血压在应激前后的变化

目的研究抑郁患者血清皮质醇浓度、血压在应激前后的变化以及它们之间的关系。方法分别在安静状态、心理应激状态和心理应激后 (恢复状态 )测量抑郁组和对照组的血清皮质醇浓度、血压 ,比较两组上述指标的差异 ,以及心理应激前后的变化。心理应激以规定时间内的计算试验模拟 ,血清皮质醇以酶联免疫试验检测 ,血压为常规检测。结果 1.皮质醇 :抑郁组在安静状态、应激状态、恢复状态的皮质醇浓度显著高于对照组 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,抑郁组应激前后皮质醇浓度的波动显著小于对照组 (P <0 .0 5 )。2 .收缩压 :安静状态和恢复状态时抑郁组的收缩压显著高于对照组 (P <0 .0 5 ) ,应激状态时两组无统计学差异 ;应激前后收缩压的波动两组无统计学差异。 3 .舒张压 :抑郁组在安静状态时舒张压显著高于对照组(P <0 .0 5 ) ,在应激状态和恢复状态时两组无统计学差异 ;应激前后舒张压的波动两组无统计学差异。结论抑郁患者存在基础血压升高 ,此现象可能与抑郁患者血清皮质醇浓度升高有关。     

质子磁共振波谱对创伤后应激障碍患者海马神经元异常的诊断价值

目的 探讨质子磁共振波谱（1HMRS）在诊断创伤后应激障碍（post traumatic stress disorder，PTSD）患者海马神经元异常中的价值。方法 对19例PTSD患者及19例健康对照组行常规MRI和1HMRS检查。结果 PTSD患者MRI检查未出现信号的异常。19例患者两侧海马均显示NAA／Cr明显减低，与健康对照组相比，差异有统计学意义（P〈0．01）；而患者两侧海马的Cho／Cr与健康对照组相比，差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。结论 1HMRS揭示了PTSD时海马存在着神经元的丢失或功能紊乱，而这些改变是构成PTSD的神经生物学基础之一。     

慢性束缚应激对大鼠行为及前额叶皮质细胞外信号调节激酶磷酸化的影响

目的 探讨慢性束缚应激模型大鼠的行为及前额叶皮质中磷酸化细胞外信号调节激酶（ERK1／2）表达的变化。方法 将雄性SD大鼠随机分为正常对照组和束缚应激组，每组8只。将束缚应激组大鼠放入特制的束缚器中限制其活动，6k／d，连续21d。比较应激前后大鼠旷场行为和Morris水迷宫行为学的改变，用蛋白免疫印迹技术和免疫组织化学方法观察应激后大鼠前额叶皮质P—ERK1／2表达的变化，并与正常对照组比较。结果 （1）行为学改变：应激后，束缚应激组大鼠的水平活动度[（4265±864）mm]少于正常对照组[（8562±502）mm]，中央停留时间[（39．1±4．3）s]长于正常对照组[（24．6±1．6）s]，均P〈0．01；束缚应激组大鼠在Morris水迷宫实验的目标象限活动时间[（57．2±1．7）s]和穿越站台次数[（2．0±0．8）次]均少于正常对照组[分别为（70．7±3．6）s和（6．2±1．0）次；均P〈0．01]。（2）p-ERK1／2蛋白水平：应激后束缚应激组吸光度（A）值[（0．767±0．006）]低于正常对照组[（0．813±0．015）；P〈0．05]。（3）p-ERK1／2阳性细胞数：应激后束缚应激组[（76±5）个]少于正常对照组[（110±14）个；P〈0．05]，且树突染色浅淡。结论 慢性心理应激明显影响动物的活动度和记忆能力；前额叶皮质中p-ERK1／2表达的减少，提示ERK信号转导通路可能参与了应激发生的机制。     

Smaller hippocampal volume in patients with recent-onset posttraumatic stress disorder.

BACKGROUND: Previous structural magnetic resonance (MR) research in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has found smaller hippocampal volumes in patients compared with control subjects. These studies have mostly involved subjects who have had PTSD for a number of years, such as war veterans or adult survivors of childhood abuse. Patients with recent-onset PTSD have rarely been investigated. To our knowledge only one other study has investigated such a group. The aim of this study was to compare hippocampal volumes of patients with recent onset PTSD and nontrauma-exposed control subjects. METHODS: Fifteen patients with PTSD, recruited from an accident and emergency department, were compared with 11, non-trauma-exposed, healthy control subjects. Patients underwent a structural MR scan soon after trauma (mean time = 158 +/- 41 days). Entire brain volumes, voxel size 1 x 1 x 1 mm, were acquired for each subject. Point counting and stereology were used to measure the hippocampal and amygdala volume of each subject. RESULTS: Right-sided hippocampal volume was significantly smaller in PTSD patients than control subjects after controlling for effects of whole brain volume and age. Neither left nor total hippocampal volume were significantly smaller in the PTSD group after correction. Whole brain volume was also found to be significantly smaller in patients. There were no differences in amygdala or white matter volumes between patients and control subjects. CONCLUSIONS: This result replicates previous findings of smaller hippocampal volumes in PTSD patients, but in an underinvestigated population, suggesting that either smaller hippocampal volume is a predisposing factor in the development of PTSD or that damage occurs within months of trauma, rather than a number of years. Either of these two hypotheses have significant implications for the treatment of PTSD. For instance, if it could be shown that screening for hippocampal volume may, in some cases, predict those likely to develop clinical PTSD.     

冷束缚应激大鼠室旁核Fos表达的检测

目的：探讨应激对下丘脑室旁核中Fos表达的影响，以期揭示应激性溃疡发病的神经内分泌机制。方法：采用SD大鼠冷束缚应激模型，用免疫组织化学方法检测应激前后大鼠下丘脑室旁核Fos的表达。结果：应激后室旁核Fos阳性细胞数量显著增多（t=26.7,P＜0．001）。结论：室旁核可能参与了应激性溃疡的病理过程。     

双侧内囊前肢毁损术治疗难治性强迫症疗效及随访研究

目的　对难治性强迫症进行双侧内囊前肢毁损术治疗 ,评定手术疗效并进行 2年随访 ,以进一步探索脑外科手术对难治性强迫症的疗效 ,并探讨手术治疗的良好适应症。方法　对 2 8例难治性强迫症患者进行双侧内囊前肢毁损术治疗 ,并分别在手术前、手术后二周、手术后三月、手术后六月、手术后一年、手术后二年进行Y BOCS、HAMA、HAMD量表评定及术后疗效评定。结果　 (1)强迫症患者手术后各期Y BOCS评分、HAMA评分与手术前比较均下降 ,有极显著差异 (P <0 .0 0 1) ;(2 )手术后各期Y BOCS的强迫思维评分均有明显下降 (P <0 .0 0 1) ,强迫行为在手术后 1年和 2年 ,与手术前比较无明显改变 (P >0 .0 5 ) ;(3)手术后 2年的总有效率为 5 3.5 % ,明显低于手术后 3月的总有效率 (P <0 .0 1)。结论　采用双侧内囊毁损术有相当的治疗效果 ,对于难治性强迫症患者可作为一种补充治疗手段 ;手术治疗对强迫行为的长期疗效较差 ,以严重的强迫思维为主的难治性强迫症患者为手术更好的适应症。     

Functional Symptoms and Somatoform Disorders in Children and Adolescents: The Role of Standardised Measures in Assessment

Functional or unexplained medical symptoms (physical symptoms that are not adequately explained by organic factors and where a major role for psychological factors is assumed) are common amongst children in the general population but can also be an expression of somatisation and somatoform disorders. Co-morbid psychopathology is common. We describe measures mostly used in research into problems related to somatisation in children and adolescents that may be helpful to clinical researchers. Some address the nature and severity of physical symptoms, others document illness attitudes, beliefs and functional impairment, and a third group assesses emotional symptoms. Questionnaires can be helpful for clinicians in quantifying (i) the nature and severity of somatic symptoms and associated functional impairment, (ii) contributory health attitudes and illness beliefs and (iii) co-morbid or primary anxiety and depressive disorders. Together with pain and activity diaries and careful documentation of school attendance, these measures may also be helpful in monitoring treatment response.