1.Vitamin D and cognitive function
Ge YIN ; Jiasi LI ; Cunxiu FAN ; Rui SUN ; Meng LIANG ; Ruoru WANG ; Xiaoying BI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2021;30(4):367-372
Cognitive impairment includes several clinical processes from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, and now it has been a serious public health problem, as there is no effective treatment, it has caused a heavy economic and psychological burden on the family and society, therefore, it seems important to find effective intervention means.Vitamin D is an essential nutrient element for the human body, more and more evidences show that it also participates in many extraskeletal biological reactions, such as nervous system regulatory processes, in addition to calcium and phosphorus metabolism.Several researches have revealed that Vitamin D deficiency is associated with impaired cognition, the mechanisms mediating this link are poorly understood, what's more, for further clinical application, we need to solve the problems like choosing the suitable populations and drug dosage, therefore, this article summarizes and analyzes the effects of serum Vitamin D levels on the cognitive function of different populations, the research progress of Vitamin D intervention research and its possible mechanism of action, hoping to provide references for the clinical application of Vitamin D in the treatment of cognitive impairment.The results show that Vitamin D deficiency is related to the decline of cognitive function in different populations, and Vitamin D can improve cognitive function through reducing Aβ toxicity, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative stress and other mechanisms, its supplementation is expected to be an important measure of treating cognitive impairment, in the future, large-scale longitudinal cohort studies are needed to determine the optimal dosage and duration of treatment.
2.An investigation of the happiness and influencing factors of the elderly in nursing homes
Li LIU ; Sijin YAN ; Lin SHI ; Jiasi BI ; Danying WANG ; Jiao SUN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;(13):10-13
Objective To understand the present situation of happiness of the elderly living in nursing homes and discuss the related factors.Methods Using the method of questionnaire,the happiness of the elderly over sixty years old and its influencing factors in eleven nursing homes in Changchun were discussed.Results Among many influencing factors,health status,the reasons for living,marital status and self-care status affected the happiness of the elderly in nursing homes.Above all,the health status had the most significant effect on happiness.Conclusions Improvement of the health level of the elderly in nursing homes can improve the happiness of them.
3.Association between somatization symptoms and BMI, sleep and cognitive function in patients with depression
Yue LU ; Jiasi LI ; Shu ZHOU ; Wen WU ; Chao CHEN ; Zhengsheng GU ; Ge YIN ; Rui SUN ; Ruoru WANG ; Xiaoying BI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2021;30(2):134-138
Objective:To study the relationship between somatization symptoms and body mass index (BMI), sleep and cognitive function in patients with depression.Methods:A total of 119 patients with depression were selected from January to December in 2019.According to the score of patient health questionnaire-15(PHQ15), they were divided into mild somatization group ( n=75) and moderate severe somatization group ( n=44). Hamilton depression scale-24(HAMD-24), patient health questionnaire-15, Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI) and Montreal cognitive assessment(MoCA) were used to evaluate all subjects.SPSS 23.0 software was used for data analysis.Independent sample t-test was used to compare BMI, sleep and cognitive function scores between the two groups.Pearson correlation analysis was used to study the correlation between somatization symptoms and sleep quality and cognitive function. Results:There were significant differences in BMI((21.70±3.09)kg/m 2, (23.31±3.51)kg/m 2), PSQI((12.56±4.37), (14.37±3.72)), sleep quality(1.87±0.86), (2.21±0.80)), sleep disorder ((1.24±0.59), (1.65±0.53))and daytime dysfunction((2.45±0.81), (2.77±0.48)) between the two groups ( t=-3.783--2.133, all P<0.05), but no difference was found in cognition ( P>0.05). Correlation analysis showed that after controlling HAMD, PHQ-15 was positively correlated with PSQI, sleep quality, sleep disorder, daytime dysfunction and language score in MoCA ( r=0.205-0.298, all P<0.05). Conclusion:The severity of somatization in patients with depression is related to BMI, sleep quality, sleep disorder, daytime dysfunction and language function, suggesting that they may play an important role in the pathogenesis of depression with somatization.
4. Advances in neuroendocrine networks in the study of migraine comorbid depression
Hangfei WU ; Xiaoying BI ; Liqian MEI ; Jiasi LI
Chinese Journal of Neurology 2019;52(12):1073-1077
Migraine is the most common type of primary headache with disabling brain dysfunction. The prevalence of the migraine in Chinese population is 9.3%, and the ratio of female to male is 3∶1, which seriously affect people′s quality of life. Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in migraine comorbidity. Compared with non-migraine patients, the risk of depression comorbidity in migraine patients is more than 2.5 times higher. The frequency and severity of migraine are closely related to depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms have different effects on headache-related pain signal transduction, which is susceptible to neuroendocrine network disorders in the process of transmission from thalamus to cortex. Neuroendocrine network plays an important role in the depression of migraine comorbidity. Therefore, exploring the pathogenesis of neuroendocrine network in comorbidity provides a theoretical basis for screening more suitable depressive drugs for migraine comorbidity.