Objective : This work mainly studied the effects of acute sleep deprivation (SD) on anxiety and depres- sion behavior in mice，and explored possible molecular mechanisms． Methods : 33 male 8-week-old C57BL /6 mice were randomly divided into environment control (EC) group and a SD group．The open field test and elevated plus maze test were used to evaluate their spontaneous and anxiety behavior，while the forced swimming test and tail suspension test were used to detect depression behavior in mice．The expression of neuroinflammatory proteins and the levels of autophagy-related proteins were detected by Western blot method. Results : Behavioral results showed that comparing to the EC group，the total distance traveled by mice in the SD group significantly increased in the open field test(P ＜0. 01 ) ，while the number of crossings and time spent in the central area did not show significant differences. Results from the forced swimming test showed that immobility time significantly increased in the SD group mice(P ＜0. 01 ) ，but there were no significant differences in tail suspension and elevated plus maze test. Western blot results showed that comparing to the EC group，the levels of NLRP1，TNF-α, IL-1 β, IL-18，and autophagy protein p62 in the hippocampus of the SD group mice significantly increased，while the levels of Atg5，Atg7 decreased significantly，and the phosphorylation level of AMPK also decreased significantly． Conclusion SD may induce depression-like behavior in mice by inhibiting the AMPK-autophagy signaling pathway in the hippocampus and upregulating neuroinflammatory levels.

BACKGROUND: Reports on the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among Chinese patients with psoriasis are very limited. This study, conducted by rheumatologists, estimated the prevalence of PsA in a large number of Chinese patients with psoriasis. METHODS: Consecutive patients with a confirmed diagnosis of psoriasis attending nine dermatology clinics in five hospitals were recruited. All psoriasis patients were asked to complete a questionnaire comprising 16 questions to identify possible cases of PsA. All patients with one or more positive answers to the questionnaire were evaluated by two experienced rheumatologists. RESULTS: A total of 2434 psoriasis patients, including 1561 males and 873 females, were enrolled. Both the questionnaire and rheumatologists' examinations were completed in the dermatology clinics. The results identified 252 patients with PsA, comprising 168 males and 84 females. The overall prevalence of PsA among psoriasis patients was 10.4% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 9.1%-11.7%). By sex, the prevalence was 10.8% (95% CI, 9.2%-12.5%) for males and 9.6% (95% CI, 7.7%-11.9%) for females and there was no significant sex difference in the prevalence of PsA (P = 0.38). Of the 252 PsA patients, 125 (49.6%, 95% CI, 41.3%-59.1%) were newly diagnosed by rheumatologists. Consequently, the prevalence of undiagnosed PsA among psoriasis patients was 5.2% (95% CI, 4.4%-6.2%). CONCLUSION The prevalence of PsA in the Chinese population with psoriasis is about 10.4%, which is almost double that of previous reports in the Chinese population, but lower than that in Caucasians.
Humans ; Female ; Male ; Arthritis, Psoriatic/epidemiology* ; Rheumatologists ; Prevalence ; East Asian People ; Psoriasis/epidemiology*