Psychological Factors and the Change of Monoamine Substances in Sera of Psoriatic Patients
- VernacularTitle:银屑病患者的心理因素及外周血单胺类物质的改变
- Author:
Chunyang LI
;
Yingjie WANG
;
Keyu WANG
;
Shulan GUO
;
Huiying FAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Psoriasis;
Psychological tests;
Norepinephrine;
Dopamine;
Hydroxyindoleacetic acid
- From:
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
1995;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the role of psychological factors in the onset of psoriasis,to investigate the role of monoamine substances in the course of psychological factors-associated psoriasis,and to reveal the psychoneurologic pathogenesis of psoriasis.Methods The psychological factors were assessed with life events scale and questionnaire of A character.The serum levels of norepinephrine(NE),dopamine(DA)and5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid(5-HIAA)were detected with high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC).Results It was shown that there was an overall tendency of weak A character and moderate depression and anxiety in psoriasis patients.The concentrations of NE,DA and5-HIAA were higher in psoriatic patients than those in normal controls(P