1.Effect of restraint stress at different periods on SOD and MDA of normal rat serums and mucosal tissues
Hongyan ZHOU ; Wenbin QIE ; Junlin WEN ; Weifeng TU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2014;(24):3912-3915
Objective To investigate the effects of restraint stress (RS) in different periods on SOD and MDA of normal rat serums and mucosal tissues. Methods 32 adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control group (NC group, n=8), and restraint stress groups of 3 days, 5 days and 7 days (RS3, RS5 and RS7 groups, n=8 at each group). The comparisons were done between all the groups in terms of the general extent of gastric mucosal injury, gastric mucosal injury ulcer index (UI), water content, the activity of super oxide dismutase (SOD), and the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) in serum and mucosal. Results Compared with NC group, gastric mucosal injuries in RS group were more severe, the UI and water content was proportionally related with the restraint periods. Meanwhile, the serum and mucosal SOD in the RS groups were all increased, and with prolonged restraints, the SOD were decreased, but the serum and mucosal MDA were increased (P<0.01) and SOD/MDA in the mucosa lowered as well (P<0.01). Conclusion Restraint stress may cause mucosal injury proportional to the stress time and related with lowered SOD/MDA in mucosal tissues.
2.Effects of sufentanil pretreatment on the TRPV1 mRNA expression in the hypothalamus and gastric mucosa in the rats with acute gastric mucosa lesion induced by water immersion and restraint stress (WIRS)
Junlin WEN ; Weifeng TU ; Wenbin XI ; Hongyan ZHOU ; Shaoqun XU
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2014;(12):1856-1859
Objective To observe the protective effect of sufentanil pretreatment on the rats with acute gastric mucosa lesion (AGML) induced by water immersion and restrain stress (WIRS) and its effect on TRPV1 mRNA expression in the hypothalamus and gastric mucosa. Methods Thirty male Wistar rats were randomly designed into 3 groups, including the normal control group (Group NC, n = 10), the group treated with WRIS for 6 h (Group WIRS, n = 10) and the group pretreated with sufentanil (Group SF, n = 10). The model of AGML was established by the classic WIRS method , and observed for the general extent of gastric mucosal injury at WIRS for 6 hr, and calculated gastric mucosal injury ulcer index (UI) and the PH value of gastric juice; The quantification of TRPV1 mRNA expression in hypothalamus and gastric mucosa was performed using quantitative real-time PCR; In addition, the activity of super oxide dismutase (SOD) and the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) in serum were detected. Results Compared with group NC, gastric mucosal in Group WIRS was injured more seriously , and the UI and the activity of MDA were also obviously increased , but the change of SOD activity was not apparent; The TRPV1 expression in gastric mucosal decreased apparently. Sufentanil pretreatment could effectively relieve gastric mucosal injury induced by WIRS , and make the UI and the activity of MDA decreased , and up-regulate TRPV1 mRNA expression in the hypothalamus and gastric mucosa. Conclusions Sufentanil pretreatment can effectively relieve AGML induced by WIRS , which may be related to the control of oxidative stress response , the reduced gastric acid secretion , and the upregulation of the TRPV1 mRNA expression in the central and periphera nerve.
3.Effect of APETx2 on the expression of ASIC3 in dorsal root ganglia in rat AGML model
Shaoqun XU ; Weifeng TU ; Wenbin XI ; Junlin WEN ; Hongyan ZHOU ; Qun JIANG ; Gaofeng ZHAO
The Journal of Practical Medicine 2015;(7):1088-1091
Objective To study the effect of APETx2 on the expression of ASIC3 APETx2 in a rat model of acute gastric mucosal lesion(AGML). Methods Twenty-four Wistar rats were randomly assigned to three groups in equal number : normal control group, water immersion restraint stress (WIRS) group, APETx2 treatment group. AGML was induced by WIRS for 6 hours, and APETx2 (25 μg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally before the onset of stress. Intragastric pH and gastric histopathological changes were measured and the expression of ASIC3 mRNA in DRG neurons projecting to rat stomach was examined by real-time PCR. Immunohistochemistry was performed to detect the localization of ASIC3. Results Compared with the normal control group, the WIRS group showed obvious gastric injury with lower values of intragastric pH and extensive expression of ASIC3 in the DRG neurons (P < 0.05). The treatment with APETx2 before the onset of WIRS significantly alleviated the gastric mucosal injury, decreased gastric acidity and reduced ASIC3 expression in DRG neurons (P < 0.05). Conclusions ASIC3 expression in DRG neurons projecting to rat stomach is strongly associated with gastric mucosal lesion and acidosis in the WIRS model. APETx2 can improve gastric acidosis and prevent the occurrence of these lesions.
4.Mediating effect of insomnia in the relationship between childhood trauma and suicide risk in middle school students
Wenzhi HE ; Jian WEN ; Yao WANG ; Junlin WU ; Shuwen WEN ; Hudan CHEN ; Junlin QIU ; Yingxu SONG ; Lijun LIANG ; Guoping HUANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2022;31(4):359-365
Objective:To explore the mediating role of insomnia between childhood trauma and suicide risk in middle school students.Methods:Childhood trauma questionnaire(CTQ), insomnia severity index(ISI) and suicidal behaviors questionnaire-revised(SBQ-R) were used to investigate 3 442 middle school students.According to the total score of the SBQ-R, those who scored less than or equal to 6 were divided into low suicide risk group, and those who scored more than or equal to 7 were divided into high suicide risk group.In this study, there were 2 168 students in the low suicide risk group and 1 274 students in the high suicide risk group.SPSSAU 21.0 online statistical software was used for common method deviation test, descriptive statistics, variance analysis and correlation analysis, and structural equation model was constructed, and Bootstrap method was used for mediation effect test.Results:(1) There were statistically significant differences between the high suicide risk group and the low suicide risk group in terms of grade and gender( χ2=11.144, 83.737, both P<0.05), and there were statistically significant differences in the types of childhood trauma and the severity of insomnia( χ2=292.211, 333.998, both P<0.05). (2) The total score of childhood trauma in the high suicide risk group (43.92±10.50) was higher than that in the low suicide risk group (37.74±6.93) ( F=351.78, P<0.01), and the score of insomnia in the high suicide risk group (10.66±5.54) was higher than that in the low suicide risk group (7.04±4.76) ( F=379.25, P<0.01). (3)The total score of childhood trauma was positively correlated with the score of suicide risk ( r=0.415, P<0.01), and the total score of childhood trauma was positively correlated with the score of insomnia ( r=0.306, P<0.01), and the score of insomnia was significantly positively correlated with the score of suicide risk ( r=0.399, P<0.01). After controlling for demographic data, anxiety and depression, the correlation was still significant ( P<0.01). (4) Path analysis and mediation test showed that childhood trauma had a positive effect on insomnia ( β=0.30, P<0.01), insomnia had a positive effect on suicide risk ( β=0.29, P<0.01), and childhood trauma had a positive effect on suicide risk ( β=0.33, P<0.01). The mediating effect of insomnia accounted for 21.21% of the total effect.After controlling for demographic data, anxiety and depression, the mediating effect accounted for 10.66% of the total effect. Conclusion:Childhood trauma and insomnia have a significant impact on the suicide risk among middle school students.Insomnia plays a partial mediating role between childhood trauma and middle school students' suicide risk.Timely management of the sleep disturbances of traumatized individuals can reduce the suicide risk among middle school students.
5.Effects of different low-dose of insulin glargine on antioxidation of organs in burned rats with delayed resuscitation
Xue WEN ; Junlin FENG ; Weiren LI ; Chen ZHAO
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2022;34(11):1138-1143
Objective:To study the antioxidant protective effects of different low-dose of insulin glargine on organs of burned rats with delayed resuscitation.Methods:Forty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into sham group, delayed resuscitation control group, and insulin glargine 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 U groups, with 8 rats in each group. The rats were immersed in hot water (95.0±0.5) ℃ for 15 s to establish the third-degree scald model with 30% total body surface area. The rats in the sham group were immersed in a 37 ℃ water bath for 15 s. Insulin glargine (0.5, 1.0, 2.0 U·kg -1·d -1) was injected subcutaneously in corresponding insulin glargine group 2 hours after injury, and the same amount of normal saline was injected intraperitoneally in the delayed resuscitation control group. Intraperitoneal injection of normal saline 40 mL/kg simulated delayed resuscitation 6 hours after injury in all groups. Abdominal aortic blood samples, heart and kidney tissue were collected immediately after simulating burn in the sham group, and 24 hours after burn in other four groups. The blood glucose, myocardial enzymes [lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK), α-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (α-HBDH), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)] and renal function indexes [blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (SCr)] were measured by spectrophotometry, and the isoenzyme MB of creatine kinase (CK-MB) level was determined by immunosuppression method to evaluate the effects of different low-dose insulin glargine intervention on blood glucose, cardiac and renal functions in scalded rats with delayed resuscitation. The oxidative and antioxidant indices [xanthine oxidase (XOD), myeloperoxidase (MPO), copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZn-SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC)] from the heart and kidney tissues of rats were detected by spectrophotometry to analyze the antioxidant effects of different low-dose insulin glargine interventions. Results:Compared with the sham group, the blood glucose of the rats in the delayed resuscitation control group was significantly increased, the heart and kidney functions were significantly reduced, the oxidation capacity was enhanced, and the antioxidant indicators were significantly reduced. After the intervention of insulin glargine, with the increase of insulin glargine dose, the blood glucose, myocardial enzyme and renal function indicators of rats showed a gradual downward trend, the oxidation indicators continued to decrease, and the antioxidant indicators showed a gradual upward trend. When the dose was 2.0 U·kg -1·d -1, the blood glucose, LDH, CK, CK-MB, α-HBDH, AST, BUN, SCr, XOD and MPO were significantly lower than those in the delayed resuscitation control group [blood glucose (mmol/L): 5.91±0.25 vs. 11.76±0.36, LDH (U/L): 3 332.12±51.61 vs. 5 008.94±490.12, CK (kU/L): 0.49±0.03 vs. 0.85±0.04, CK-MB (U/L): 125.40±12.19 vs. 267.52±11.63, α-HBDH (U/L): 122.99±5.37 vs. 240.85±13.99, AST (U/L): 11.95±1.81 vs. 17.87±1.57, BUN (mmol/L): 4.72±0.15 vs. 7.16±0.34, SCr (μmol/L): 87.11±6.51 vs. 137.50±11.36, XOD (U/g): 166.29±3.27 vs. 204.90±4.82 in heart tissue, 63.51±1.46 vs. 79.69±1.75 in kidney tissue, MPO (U/g): 1.05±0.02 vs. 1.55±0.06 in heart tissue, 1.04±0.04 vs. 1.87±0.01 in kidney tissue, all P < 0.05], and CuZn-SOD, CAT, GSH-Px and T-AOC were significantly higher than those in the delayed resuscitation control group [CuZn-SOD (kU/g): 82.95±2.69 vs. 56.52±2.26 in heart tissue, 94.50±2.73 vs. 62.02±1.66 in kidney tissue, CAT (U/g): 36.07±2.01 vs. 15.15±2.22 in heart tissue, 184.49±4.53 vs. 156.02±3.96 in kidney tissue, GSH-Px (kU/g): 231.93±8.03 vs. 179.48±3.15 in heart tissue, 239.63±7.30 vs. 172.20±2.09 in kidney tissue, T-AOC (kU/g): 4.85±0.23 vs. 2.71±0.11 in heart tissue, 5.51±0.08 vs. 3.50±0.07 in kidney tissue, all P < 0.05]. Conclusion:Different low-dose of insulin glargine (≤2.0 U·kg -1·d -1) could exert antioxidant protection on the heart and kidney of rats with delayed resuscitation after burns, with a dose-dependent manner.
6.Relationship between childhood maltreatment and insomnia in middle school students: a moderated mediation model
Yingxu SONG ; Jian WEN ; Junlin WU ; Shuwen WEN ; Menghan HAO ; Junlin QIU ; Wenzhi HE ; Guoping HUANG
Sichuan Mental Health 2023;36(2):156-161
ObjectiveTo clarify the relationship between childhood maltreatment and insomnia in middle school students, and to explore the mediating role of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and the moderating role of mental resilience involvement. MethodsFrom April to May 2021, a total of 3 412 students in 3 middle schools in a city in western China were selected using convenient sampling method, and all students were assessed by Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale (PCL), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and mental resilience scale. The moderated mediating effect analysis was conducted using Process v3.4. ResultsAmong the middle school students, CTQ scores were positively correlated with PCL and ISI scores (r=0.540, 0.320, P<0.05), and the scores of CTQ, PCL and ISI were negatively correlated with the score of mental resilience scale (r=-0.049, -0.193, -0.132, P<0.05). PTSD symptoms exhibited a partial mediating effect on the relationship between general childhood maltreatment and insomnia (β=0.161, P<0.05), accounting for 80.5% of the total effect. ConclusionAmong the middle school students, the relationship between childhood maltreatment and insomnia is partially mediated via PTSD symptoms, and mental resilience exerts a moderating role between childhood maltreatment and PTSD symptoms.
7.Survey on anxiety and depression among the third-year junior high school students in Nanning city
Jian WEN ; Shuwen WEN ; Minzhen JIANG ; Xiaojie LI ; Junlin WU ; Wenzhi HE
Sichuan Mental Health 2022;35(3):277-280
ObjectiveTo study the anxiety and depression status of the third-year junior high school students in Nanning city, and to discuss their relationships with test anxiety, so as to provide references for targeted psychological intervention for students. MethodsFrom May to June, 2021, a simple random sampling method was adopted to randomly enroll three classes of third-grade students from one junior high school in each district and county of Nanning city. The selected students were assessed using Test Anxiety Scale (TAS), Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS). Thereafter, Pearson correlation analysis was conducted to explore the correlation among each scale score. ResultsA total of 2 080 students participated in the survey, and 1 826 (87.79%) valid questionnaires were collected. Among them, 999 students (54.71%) felt uncomfortable due to the test. Anxiety and depression were detected in 577 (31.60%) and 830 (45.45%) students, respectively. TAS score of female students was higher than that of male students [(16.75±6.78) vs. (15.08±6.97), t=-5.136, P<0.01], SAS score of female students was higher than that of male students [(46.05±10.43) vs. (44.16±10.87), t=-3.769, P<0.01], and SDS score of female students was higher than that of male students [(52.34±12.44) vs. (49.98±12.17), t=-4.039, P<0.01]. Correlation analysis showed that SAS and SDS scores were positively correlated with TAS score (r=0.574, 0.531, P<0.01), and the correlation still existed after further controlling for age and gender (r=0.570, 0.526, P<0.01). ConclusionThe third-year junior high school students in Nanning city suffer a high prevalence rate of anxiety and depression, and the two psychological states have positive relations with TAS. Furthermore, both anxiety and depression are more severe in female students than in male students.
8.Investigation on the mental health condition and the styles of help seeking of college students during the COVID-19 outbreak
Lijun LIANG ; Wenzhi HE ; Qianhui WEN ; Yao WANG ; Hudan CHEN ; Junlin WU ; Mingjin HUANG ; Guoping HUANG
Sichuan Mental Health 2021;34(1):19-22
ObjectiveTo investigate the mental health condition of college students during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) , and to provide accurate basis for their psychological intervention. MethodsThrough the way of electronic questionnaire, questionnaire star as tools, random investigation of college students in a university in Sichuan. Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Somatization Symptom Scale (SSS) were used to evaluate their anxiety, depression and somatization symptoms. At the same time, a self-made questionnaire was used to investigate their styles of help seeking, and the relationships between them. ResultsA total of 551 valid questionnaires were collected, including 4.90% of anxiety symptoms, 28.68% of depression and 17.97% of somatization symptoms. In terms of somatization, the detection rate was higher in urban college students than those in rural (23.35% vs. 13.27%, P<0.05), non-medical students was higher than medical students (21.40% vs. 13.89%, P<0.05). Women's SSS score was higher than men's [(26.51 ± 5.44) vs. (25.27 ± 5.78)], urban college students' SSS score were higher than rural [(26.69 ± 5.98) vs. (25.38 ± 5.12)], and non-medical students’ SSS score were higher than medical students [(26.65 ± 5.59) vs. (25.21 ± 5.45)], and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Partial correlation analysis showed that SSS score was positively correlated with SAS score (r=0.110, P=0.010) and negatively correlated with SDS score (r=-0.087, P=0.042). The top three common ways of help-seeking pattern among college students were self-regulation (81.85%), talking to family or friends (70.78%) and offline psychological counseling (28.31%). ConclusionUnder the COVID-19 epidemic, the detection rate of depressive symptoms and somatization symptoms of college students is high. The detection rate of somatization symptoms of female, urban and non-medical college students is high. Self-regulation and talking to family or friends are the main psychological styles of help seeking for college students.