目的探索伴有焦虑症状双相抑郁患者认知功能与N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸受体2B亚基(glutamate iono-tropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2B,GRIN2B)基因启动子区各CpG位点甲基化水平的相关性。方法根据汉密尔顿焦虑量表(14-item Hamilton anxie...目的探索伴有焦虑症状双相抑郁患者认知功能与N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸受体2B亚基(glutamate iono-tropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2B,GRIN2B)基因启动子区各CpG位点甲基化水平的相关性。方法根据汉密尔顿焦虑量表(14-item Hamilton anxiety rating scale,HAMA)评分将31例双相抑郁患者分为焦虑组15例和非焦虑组16例,同期选取16名健康对照。采用蒙特利尔认知评估量表(Montreal cognitive assessment,MoCA)、数值广度测验(digital span test,DST)、连线测试A部分(trail making test A,TMT-A)、斯特鲁普色词测验(Stroop color and word test,SCWT)评估3组总体认知功能、注意力及执行控制、信息处理速度、执行功能等认知功能维度,采用Massarray质谱法检测所有受试者外周血GRIN2B基因启动子区各CpG位点的DNA甲基化水平。结果3组GRIN2B基因启动子区DNA甲基化水平差异性位点为CpG3、CpG5、CpG7、CpG10、CpG12(P<0.05),其中,焦虑组CpG12甲基化水平低于非焦虑组(36.23%±16.41%vs.50.20%±19.79%,P<0.05)。偏相关分析显示,焦虑组患者中较差的命名能力与GRIN2B基因CpG4低甲基化水平相关(r=0.670,P=0.034),较差的执行功能与CpG6低甲基化水平相关(r=0.926,P<0.001),较差的注意力与GRIN2B基因CpG8高甲基化水平相关(r=-0.810,P=0.025),较差的言语记忆与CpG9高甲基化水平相关(r=-0.810,P<0.001),较差的抽象能力与CpG10高甲基化水平相关(r=-0.756,P=0.011)。结论GRIN2B基因启动子区DNA甲基化水平与伴有焦虑症状双相抑郁患者认知功能损害可能有关联,与双相抑郁患者焦虑症状的产生也可能有关联。展开更多
Status epilepticus was induced via intraperitoneal injection of lithium-pilocarpine.The inhibitory effects of propofol on status epilepticus in rats were judged based on observation of behavior,electroencephalography ...Status epilepticus was induced via intraperitoneal injection of lithium-pilocarpine.The inhibitory effects of propofol on status epilepticus in rats were judged based on observation of behavior,electroencephalography and 24-hour survival rate.Propofol（12.5-100 mg/kg） improved status epilepticus in a dose-dependent manner,and significantly reduced the number of deaths within 24 hours of lithium-pilocarpine injection.Western blot results showed that,24 hours after induction of status epilepticus,the levels of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2A and 2B subunits were significantly increased in rat cerebral cortex and hippocampus.Propofol at 50 mg/kg significantly suppressed the increase in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B subunit levels,but not the increase in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2A subunit levels.The results suggest that propofol can effectively inhibit status epilepticus induced by lithium-pilocarpine.This effect may be associated with downregulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B subunit expression after seizures.展开更多
Bushen Tiansui decoction is composed of six traditional Chinese medicines：Herba Epimedii,Radix Polygoni multiflori,Plastrum testudinis,Fossilia Ossis Mastodi,Radix Polygalae,and Rhizoma Acorus tatarinowii.Because Bus...Bushen Tiansui decoction is composed of six traditional Chinese medicines：Herba Epimedii,Radix Polygoni multiflori,Plastrum testudinis,Fossilia Ossis Mastodi,Radix Polygalae,and Rhizoma Acorus tatarinowii.Because Bushen Tiansui decoction is effective against amyloid beta（Aβ） toxicity,we hypothesized that it would reduce hippocampal synaptic damage and improve cognitive function in Alzheimer＇s disease.To test this hypothesis,we used a previously established animal model of Alzheimer＇s disease,that is,microinjection of aggregated Aβ25–35 into the bilateral brain ventricles of Sprague-Dawley rats.We found that long-term（28 days） oral administration of Bushen Tiansui decoction（0.563,1.688,and 3.375 g/m L;4 m L/day） prevented synaptic loss in the hippocampus and increased the expression levels of synaptic proteins,including postsynaptic density protein 95,the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2 B subunit,and Shank1.These results suggested that Bushen Tiansui decoction can protect synapses by maintaining the expression of these synaptic proteins.Bushen Tiansui decoction also ameliorated measures reflecting spatial learning and memory deficits that were observed in the Morris water maze（i.e.,increased the number of platform crossings and the amount of time spent in the target quadrant and decreased escape latency） following intraventricular injections of aggregated Aβ25–35 compared with those measures in untreated Aβ_（25–35）-injected rats.Overall,these results provided evidence that further studies on the prevention and treatment of dementia with this traditional Chinese medicine are warranted.展开更多
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor hypofunction is the basis of pathophysiology in schizophrenia. Blocking the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor impairs learning and memory abilities and induces pathological changes in the bra...N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor hypofunction is the basis of pathophysiology in schizophrenia. Blocking the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor impairs learning and memory abilities and induces pathological changes in the brain. Previous studies have paid little attention to the role of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit 1 (NR1) in neurogenesis in the hippocampus of schizophrenia. A mouse model of schizophrenia was established by intraperitoneal injection of 0.6 mg/kg MK-801, once a day, for 14 days. In N-methyl-D-aspartate-treated mice, N-methyl-D-aspartate was administered by intracerebroventricular injection in schizophrenia mice on day 15. The number of NR1-, Ki67- or BrdU-immunoreactive cells in the dentate gyrus was measured by immunofluorescence staining. Our data showed the number of NR1-immunoreactive cells increased along with the decreasing numbers of BrdU- and Ki67-immunoreactive cells in the schizophrenia groups compared with the control group. N-methyl-D-aspartate could reverse the above changes. These results indicated that NR1 can regulate neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus of schizophrenia mice, supporting NR1 as a promising therapeutic target in the treatment of schizophrenia. This study was approved by the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee of the Ningxia Medical University, China (approval No. 2014-014) on March 6, 2014.展开更多
文摘目的探索伴有焦虑症状双相抑郁患者认知功能与N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸受体2B亚基(glutamate iono-tropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2B,GRIN2B)基因启动子区各CpG位点甲基化水平的相关性。方法根据汉密尔顿焦虑量表(14-item Hamilton anxiety rating scale,HAMA)评分将31例双相抑郁患者分为焦虑组15例和非焦虑组16例,同期选取16名健康对照。采用蒙特利尔认知评估量表(Montreal cognitive assessment,MoCA)、数值广度测验(digital span test,DST)、连线测试A部分(trail making test A,TMT-A)、斯特鲁普色词测验(Stroop color and word test,SCWT)评估3组总体认知功能、注意力及执行控制、信息处理速度、执行功能等认知功能维度,采用Massarray质谱法检测所有受试者外周血GRIN2B基因启动子区各CpG位点的DNA甲基化水平。结果3组GRIN2B基因启动子区DNA甲基化水平差异性位点为CpG3、CpG5、CpG7、CpG10、CpG12(P<0.05),其中,焦虑组CpG12甲基化水平低于非焦虑组(36.23%±16.41%vs.50.20%±19.79%,P<0.05)。偏相关分析显示,焦虑组患者中较差的命名能力与GRIN2B基因CpG4低甲基化水平相关(r=0.670,P=0.034),较差的执行功能与CpG6低甲基化水平相关(r=0.926,P<0.001),较差的注意力与GRIN2B基因CpG8高甲基化水平相关(r=-0.810,P=0.025),较差的言语记忆与CpG9高甲基化水平相关(r=-0.810,P<0.001),较差的抽象能力与CpG10高甲基化水平相关(r=-0.756,P=0.011)。结论GRIN2B基因启动子区DNA甲基化水平与伴有焦虑症状双相抑郁患者认知功能损害可能有关联,与双相抑郁患者焦虑症状的产生也可能有关联。
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30500482
文摘Status epilepticus was induced via intraperitoneal injection of lithium-pilocarpine.The inhibitory effects of propofol on status epilepticus in rats were judged based on observation of behavior,electroencephalography and 24-hour survival rate.Propofol（12.5-100 mg/kg） improved status epilepticus in a dose-dependent manner,and significantly reduced the number of deaths within 24 hours of lithium-pilocarpine injection.Western blot results showed that,24 hours after induction of status epilepticus,the levels of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2A and 2B subunits were significantly increased in rat cerebral cortex and hippocampus.Propofol at 50 mg/kg significantly suppressed the increase in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B subunit levels,but not the increase in N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2A subunit levels.The results suggest that propofol can effectively inhibit status epilepticus induced by lithium-pilocarpine.This effect may be associated with downregulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B subunit expression after seizures.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81373705the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province in China,No.13JJ3030
文摘Bushen Tiansui decoction is composed of six traditional Chinese medicines：Herba Epimedii,Radix Polygoni multiflori,Plastrum testudinis,Fossilia Ossis Mastodi,Radix Polygalae,and Rhizoma Acorus tatarinowii.Because Bushen Tiansui decoction is effective against amyloid beta（Aβ） toxicity,we hypothesized that it would reduce hippocampal synaptic damage and improve cognitive function in Alzheimer＇s disease.To test this hypothesis,we used a previously established animal model of Alzheimer＇s disease,that is,microinjection of aggregated Aβ25–35 into the bilateral brain ventricles of Sprague-Dawley rats.We found that long-term（28 days） oral administration of Bushen Tiansui decoction（0.563,1.688,and 3.375 g/m L;4 m L/day） prevented synaptic loss in the hippocampus and increased the expression levels of synaptic proteins,including postsynaptic density protein 95,the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2 B subunit,and Shank1.These results suggested that Bushen Tiansui decoction can protect synapses by maintaining the expression of these synaptic proteins.Bushen Tiansui decoction also ameliorated measures reflecting spatial learning and memory deficits that were observed in the Morris water maze（i.e.,increased the number of platform crossings and the amount of time spent in the target quadrant and decreased escape latency） following intraventricular injections of aggregated Aβ25–35 compared with those measures in untreated Aβ_（25–35）-injected rats.Overall,these results provided evidence that further studies on the prevention and treatment of dementia with this traditional Chinese medicine are warranted.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81160169(to JL),81460214(to JL),31660270(to JD),31460255(to JD)the Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China,No.2018AAC02005(to JL)
文摘N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor hypofunction is the basis of pathophysiology in schizophrenia. Blocking the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor impairs learning and memory abilities and induces pathological changes in the brain. Previous studies have paid little attention to the role of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit 1 (NR1) in neurogenesis in the hippocampus of schizophrenia. A mouse model of schizophrenia was established by intraperitoneal injection of 0.6 mg/kg MK-801, once a day, for 14 days. In N-methyl-D-aspartate-treated mice, N-methyl-D-aspartate was administered by intracerebroventricular injection in schizophrenia mice on day 15. The number of NR1-, Ki67- or BrdU-immunoreactive cells in the dentate gyrus was measured by immunofluorescence staining. Our data showed the number of NR1-immunoreactive cells increased along with the decreasing numbers of BrdU- and Ki67-immunoreactive cells in the schizophrenia groups compared with the control group. N-methyl-D-aspartate could reverse the above changes. These results indicated that NR1 can regulate neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus of schizophrenia mice, supporting NR1 as a promising therapeutic target in the treatment of schizophrenia. This study was approved by the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee of the Ningxia Medical University, China (approval No. 2014-014) on March 6, 2014.
