1.Correlation of childhood trauma and cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia
Wenmei FANG ; Daomin ZHU ; Zicong ZHAO ; Yuting MA ; Jing ZHAO ; Anzhen WANG ; Xialong CHENG ; Boyu ZHANG ; Kai WANG ; Yi DONG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2020;29(11):995-1000
Objective:To explore the relationship between the childhood trauma and neruocognition in patients with schizophrenia.Methods:Sixty-two patients with schizophrenic were selected from Anhui mental health center, and sixty-three community health controls were selected. All subjects were assessed with the childhood trauma questionnaire (CTQ), Wisconsin card sorting Test (WCST), attention network test (ANT), verbal fluency test (VFT) and digit span test (DST). SPSS 17.0 was used for statistical analysis. t-test was used to compare the measurement data of normal distribution and Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the measurement data of non-normal distribution. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between CTQ score and cognitive function score. Results:Compared with health controls(34.00(30.00, 37.00), 6.00 (5.00, 7.00), 5.00(5.00, 5.00), 5.00(5.00, 5.00), 9.00(6.00, 11.00), 7.00(6.00, 10.00)), the total score of CTQ, subscores of emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect and physical neglect in patients with schizophrenia were significantly increased (48.50(37.75, 57.00), 9.00(6.00, 12.25), 7.00(5.00, 9.25), 5.50(5.00, 7.25), 13.00 (9.00, 16.25), 11.00(8.00, 13.00)) ( Z=-4.781--6.724, all P<0.01). Compared with the control group, the number of WCST classification completed in the patient group was lower, while the number of wrong answers, continuous answers and persistent errors increased ( Z=-5.655--6.060, all P< 0.01). The correct rate of ant decreased, but the reaction time increased ( Z=-5.796, -6.094, all P< 0.01). VFT and DST scores were decreased ( Z=-3.492--8.499, both P< 0.01). In patients with schizophrenia, CTQ sexual abuse subscore were negatively correlated with completed categories scores ( r=-0.384) and positively correlated with total errors ( r=0.360), perseverative responses( r=0.394) and perseverative errors ( r=0.381) on WCST(all P<0.01). CTQ physical neglect scores were negatively correlated with the ANT correct ratio( r=-0.400) and conflict resolution( r=-0.417) (all P<0.01). CTQ emotional neglect scores were negatively correlated with VFT scores( r=-0.345) ( P<0.01). The significant associations remained after controlling for age, education and PANSS scores. Conclusion:Patients with schizophrenia experience more traumatic events in their early years and have extensive cognitive defects. The childhood trauma has negative effects on cognitive flexibility, attention, memory and speech function in patients with schizophrenia.However, the positive correlation between childhood trauma and executive conflict of attention network needs to be further verified and explored.
2.Serum inflammatory cytokines and Tie⁃2 correlation with clinical symptoms in patients with first⁃episode schizophrenia
Anzhen Wang ; Xulai Zhang ; Fanfan Yan ; Xiaojing Meng ; Xialong Cheng
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2023;58(8):1393-1397
Objective :
To explore the differences of serum inflammatory cytokines and tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin and epidermal growth factor homology domains⁃2(Tie⁃2) levels between patients with first⁃episode schizophrenia and healthy people , and the correlation with clinical symptoms .
Methods :
A total of 168 participants were recruited , including 86 patients with first⁃episode schizophrenia (patient group) and 82 healthy people ( control group) . Demographic data , Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (PANSS) were collected at baseline . Serum inflammatory cytokines and Tie⁃2 levels were determined by MesoScale Discovery (MSD) .
Results :
Compared with the control group , the levels of serum interleukin (IL) Ⅳ1β and IL⁃4 in the patient group increased (P < 0. 05) , while the level of Tie⁃2 decreased (P < 0. 05) . IL⁃1β level in the patient group was positively correlated with the total score of BPRS , the score of BPRS hostility factor and the score of PANSS positive scale factor (P < 0. 05) . The positive score of PANSS and the total score of BPRS in the patient group had a positive effect on IL⁃1β level (P < 0. 05) . PANSS negative scale factor score , general psychopathological scale factor score and total score of PANSS in patient group also had positive effects on Tie⁃2 level (P < 0. 05) . IL⁃1β level in the patient group could effectively predict the severity of clinical symptoms in patients with first⁃episode schizophrenia at the critical level of 2 127. 076 pg/L , with specificity of 0. 675 and sensitivity of 0. 639 . The AUC of IL⁃1β and Tie⁃2 were 0. 836 1 and 0. 646 2 , respectively .
Conclusion
The levels of IL⁃1β , IL⁃4 and Tie⁃2 in patients with first⁃episode schizophrenia are different from those in healthy people . IL⁃1β levels in patients with first⁃episode schizophrenia are correlated with part of clinical symptoms . IL⁃1β and Tie⁃2 levels in the patient group may be influencing factors with high sensitivity and specificity in predicting the severity of clinical symptoms in patients with first⁃episode schizophrenia .
3.Correlation between serum IL-1β, IL-16 levels and negative symptoms in different stages of schizophrenia
Anzhen Wang ; Xulai Zhang ; Fanfan Yan ; Wenzhi Pei ; Xialong Cheng
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(4):703-708
Objective :
To explore the difference of serum inflammatory factors in patients with first episode schizo- phrenia , patients with relapse episode schizophrenia and healthy people , and the correlation between serum inflam- matory factors with negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia , so as to provide reference for clinical inter- vention .
Methods :
A total of 86 patients with first episode schizophrenia (first episode group) , 80 patients with re- lapse episode schizophrenia ( relapse episode group) and 82 healthy people ( control group) were included in the study. The difference of serum inflammatory factors among the three groups and the correlation between serum inflammatory factors with negative symptoms were analyzed .
Results :
There were significant differences in serum interleukin (IL) -1βand IL-16 levels among the three groups (P < 0. 05) . The analysis and comparison between the two groups showed that the serum IL-1βin first episode group was significantly higher than that in relapse episode group and control group(P < 0. 05) , serum IL-16 in first episode group and relapse episode group was significantly higher than that in control group(P < 0. 05) . Serum IL-1βwas negatively correlated with PANSS general psycho- pathological scale factor score in first episode group( P < 0. 05) , and serum IL-16 was positively correlated with PANSS negative symptom scale factor score in relapse episode group( P < 0. 05) . IL-16 level might be an inde- pendent risk factor affecting the onset of first episode group and relapse episode group(P < 0. 05) .
Conclusion
There are differences in serum levels of IL-1βand IL-16 between patients with schizophrenia and healthy people . Serum IL-16 levels in patients with relapse episode schizophrenia are associated with negative symptoms . IL-16 lev- el may be an independent risk factor for schizophrenia.