Cumulative experiences with life adversity: Identifying critical levels for targeting prevention efforts

This paper aims to assess the role of individual types and cumulative life adversity for understanding depressive symptomatology and aggressive behavior. Data were collected in 2011 as part of the Teen Life Online and in Schools Study from 916 ethnically-diverse students from 12 middle, K–8, 6–12 and high schools in the Midwest United States. Youth reported an average of 4.1 non-victimization adversities and chronic stressors in their lifetimes. There was a linear relationship between number of adversities and depression and aggression scores. Youth reporting the highest number of adversities (7 or more) had significantly higher depression and aggression scores than youth reporting any other number of adversities suggesting exposure at this level is a critical tipping point for mental health concerns. Findings underscore an urgent need to support youth as they attempt to negotiate, manage, and cope with adversity in their social worlds.     

Angiomyxoma diagnosed in a man presenting for abdominal lipectomy

Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare tumour that is locally infiltrative but nonmetastasizing. It occurs nearly exclusively in adult women of childbearing age and almost always arises in the perineum and pelvic area. A case of angiomyxoma occurring in a middle-aged, morbidly obese man is reported. The clinical presentation was one of progressing scrotal edema and enlargement with subsequent development of scrotal abscesses, requiring several incisions and drainages as well as oral and intravenous antibiotics. His symptoms and body habitus left him in a significantly debilitated state, prompting him to seek treatment for his conditions. He initially presented for abdominal lipectomy. However, due to the chronic scrotal infections and enlargement, scrotectomy was recommended before any other surgical procedures. A scrotectomy was performed by the urology service. Pathological diagnosis of the excised tumour was an aggressive angiomyxoma. Given the rarity of this tumour, especially in males, the proper diagnosis and treatment of angiomyxoma is still being investigated. With this in mind, the physical signs and symptoms that characterize this condition are presented and treatment options are reviewed.     

急进性后极部早产儿视网膜病变的临床进程及疗效观察

目的 描述急进性后极部早产儿视网膜病变(AP-ROP)的临床进程及特征,评价视网膜光凝及冷凝对急进性后极部早产儿视网膜病变的治疗效果.方法 前瞻性、非对比性、连续性病例.2006年1月至2008年6月经检查确诊为急进性后极部ROP的患儿8例16只眼.确诊后24h内行间接眼底镜下行视网膜光凝治疗联合或不联合直视下冷凝治疗.结果 急进性后极部早产儿视网膜病变以病变大部分位于后极部1区,所有象限视网膜血管扩张迂曲,病程进展快,若不及时治疗,迅速发生视网膜漏斗状全脱离为临床特征.本组8例16只眼视网膜光凝和(或)冷凝治疗后,9只眼病变完全退化或控制,占56.2%.7只眼病情未能控制,最终发展为4b至5期视网膜病变.结论 AP-ROP进展快,预后不良,部分患儿虽经严密观察和治疗,病情仍进展.视网膜光凝和(或)冷凝治疗能控制大部分AP-ROP患儿视网膜病变的发展,挽救患儿视功能.临床上需要加强观察和随访,早发现、早诊断、早治疗是减低该病致盲率的惟一方法.     

Induction of muricidal behavior by ACTH or adrenalectomy in young male wistar rats

ACTH administered IP induces a muricidal behavior in 52% of male Wistar rats that do not express it before; such behavior is also observed spontaneously in 68% of adrenalectomized animals. This change in behavior is characterized by an exceptionally long duration (several months in some animals), and by its prevention by previous or substitutive treatments with dexamethasone. Data obtained using hypophysectomized or adrenalectomized animals with or without ACTH treatments suggest that the muricidal-inducing effect of ACTH might have, at least partially, a central origin.     

Effects of oxytocin microinjected into the central amygdaloid nucleus and bed nucleus of stria terminalis on maternal aggressive behavior in rats

The central effect of oxytocin (OT) on the aggressive behavior of lactating rats was studied. Female rats are more aggressive than nonlactating resident females, vigorously attacking conspecific intruder male or females. This behavior is considered important for pup protection against infanticide. The present work aimed to test the effects on maternal aggressive behavior of OT infused into the central amygdaloid nucleus (CeM) or bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNST). The surgeries for bilateral cannula implantation were performed between the 2nd and 4th postpartum day. Three days after the surgery, saline or OT was infused and 5 min later a male intruder was placed in the home-cage and the behaviors were videotaped for 10 min. The frequency of the aggressive behaviors and the duration of locomotion during the aggressive behavior test were measured. The latency to retrieve the pups was also evaluated. The results showed that OT injected into CeM (10 and 20 ng/nucleus) decreased frequency of biting and frontal attack while in the BNST (10 and 20 ng/nucleus) decreased the frequency of biting. No significant change on retrieval activity was detected. OT in CeM and BNST has an inhibitory effect on the aggressive behavior of lactating female rats.     

Causes of Stability of Aggression from Early Childhood to Adolescence: A Longitudinal Genetic Analysis in Dutch Twins

This study investigated the contribution of genetic and environmental influences on the stability of aggressive behavior from early childhood to adolescence. Two developmental models, the simplex model and the common factor model, were tested to study the underlying processes of stability and change. Measures of aggressive behavior (AGG) were obtained from maternal CBCL data as part of a large ongoing longitudinal study of the Netherlands Twin Registers (NTR) and included data from 6488 three-year-old twin pairs, 5475 seven-year-old twin pairs, 2983 ten-year-old twin pairs, and 1509 twelve-year-old twin pairs. AGG showed moderate to high stability during childhood. The stability coefficients ranged from 0.41 to 0.77 across varying intervals. Averaged across boys and girls, genetic factors accounted for approximately 65% of the total stability. Longitudinal genetic analysis indicated a simplex model for genetic effects, which suggests a dynamic development process consisting of transmission of existing genetic effects interacting with new genetic influences. This is especially true at age 7, when the influence of new genetic factors was large. Shared environmental factors accounted for approximately 25% of phenotypic stability, and it seemed that a stable set of the same shared environmental factors underlay the development of AGG. Nonshared environmental factors, when important, are age specific. Sex-specific differences for stability were identified. For boys, genetic influences were greater, whereas for girls shared environmental factors were more important. These data support the idea that both genetic and environmental influences play a role in the stability of AGG from age 3 to 12.     

不同剂量阿托伐他汀对急性冠脉综合征患者体内炎症反应、血小板活性及纤溶活性的影响

目的观察不同剂量阿托伐他汀对急性冠脉综合征(ACS)患者外周血中总胆固醇(TC)、高敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、血栓素B2(TXB2)、血小板颗粒膜蛋白-140(GMP-140)、血浆纤溶酶原激活剂抑制物-1(PAI-1)水平及血浆组织型纤溶酶原激活剂(t-PA)活性的影响。探讨阿托伐他汀对ACS防治的可能机制及不同剂量阿托伐他汀的安全性。方法ACS患者65例,在拜阿斯匹林、氯吡格雷等基础治疗外随机分为三组,分别给予阿托伐他汀10mg/d、20mg/d、40mg/d睡前服用。入院第1天、第14天分别抽取空腹静脉血16ml。测定hs-CRP、IL-6、TXB2、GMP-140、t-PA、PAI-1及TC、天冬氨酸转氨酶(AST)、丙氨酸转氨酶(ALT)、肌酸激酶(CK)。采用SPSS13.0统计软件对检测结果的组间及治疗前后进行比较。结果三组TC、hs-CRP、IL-6、TXB2、GMP-140、PAI-1治疗后均有下降、t-PA活性上升,治疗后三组间比较亦有差异;而三组治疗前后CK、ALT、AST组间无显著差异,治疗后无显著上升,以上结果均有统计学意义。结论阿托伐他汀对ACS患者血脂及炎症反应、血小板活性、纤溶活性有积极作用,并在一定范围内随着剂量的增加而加强,同时具有良好的安全性。     

Effects of frustration on behaviour and plasma corticosteroid levels in pigs

Frustration was elicited in pigs by not rewarding the operant response of subjects having learnt to press a panel with their snout to get a food reward. When pigs were exposed singly to this situation, they extinguished their operant responding. Plasma corticosteroid levels increased during frustration and the number of responses emitted was correlated negatively with the initial plasma corticosteroid levels. When two pigs were submitted together to the frustration situation, they developed aggressive behaviour accompanied by increases of plasma corticosteroid levels. These experiments demonstrate that pigs are sensitive to the effects of frustration elicited by the omission of an expected reward.     

The effect of the β-carboline FG 7142 on the behaviour of male rats in a living cage: An ethological analysis of social and nonsocial behaviour

The effects of FG 7142, a -carboline benzodiazepine receptor partial inverse agonist, on the social behavior of pair-housed rats were investigated. Four 6-min dyadic social encounters in a living cage were observed in a paradigm in which one member of a pair of rats was injected. The four injection groups (n=8) were vehicle control, and FG 7142 at 2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 mg/kg, respectively. All injections were administered 2 min before the start of the first observation trial. Compared to the effects of vehicle alone, FG 7142 decreased aggressive behaviour but did not change the level of total social interaction. Thus there were compensating increases in approaching and avoiding behaviours following the administration of FG 7142. Locomotion declined marginally and immobility increased in FG 7142-injected rats. FG 7142 decreased the incidence of self-grooming. The evidence is consistent with a relatively selective reduction in intraspecies aggression in male rats after the injection of the -carboline inverse agonist.     

侵袭性牙周炎患者疱疹病毒感染和外周血病毒载量

目的分析不同严重程度侵袭性牙周炎(AGP)患者疱疹病毒(HV)感染情况和外周血病毒载量。方法选取2014年12月-2019年12月济南市市中区人民医院口腔科收治的2600例AGP患者,根据病变程度分为轻度AGP组(n=82)、中度AGP组(n=578)、重度AGP组(n=1940),以同期100名健康人群为对照组。入组后,检测龈沟液HV病毒感染情况和血浆单纯疱疹病毒1型(HSV-1)、EB病毒(EBV)、人类巨细胞病毒(HCMV)、人类疱疹病毒6型(HHV-6)载量、牙周特征和血炎症因子水平。结果AGP患者牙周菌斑指数(PLI)、探诊深度(PD)、附着丧失(AL)、出血指数(BI)高于对照组(P<0.05),HSV-1、EBV、HCMV、HHV-6感染率和病毒载量高于对照组(P<0.05),白细胞(WBC)、降钙素原(PCT)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、C-反应蛋白(CRP)高于对照组(P<0.05);随着AGP病情严重程度增加,HSV-1、EBV、HCMV、HHV-6感染率和病毒载量、PLI、PD、AL、BI、WBC、PCT、IL-6、TNF-α和CRP均增加(P<0.05)。结论HV感染率和病毒载量与AGP患者血清炎症因子水平和牙周特征随病情严重程度增加而升高。