1.Regulatory of Jiaweisinisan on expression of hippocampal BDNF, NR1 and dental gyrus neurogenesis in rats with chronic stressed-depression
Can YAN ; Yinwei LIU ; Lili WU ; Penghui ZHU ; Yi PAN
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2016;32(4):569-574
Aim To study the regulatory of Jiaweisini-san on expression of hippocampal BDNF, NR1 and dental gyrus ( DG ) neurogenesis in rats with chronic stressed-depression and its possible mechamisms. Methods Chronic unpredictable mild stress was used to establish the rat model of stressed depression. The expression of BrdU, NeuN, brain -derived neurotro-phic factor ( BDNF ) and N-methyl-D-aspartate recep-tor1 ( NR1 ) in hippocampal dental gyrus were detected by fluorescently labeled immunohistochemical method. In addition, BDNFmRNA was detected by in situ hy-bridization. Results Chronic stress could inhibit the proliferation of neural precursors in hippocampal DG ( P<0. 01 );the expression of BDNF decreased signifi-cantly in DG in model rats ( P <0. 01 ) , while the ex-pression of NR1 increased significantly ( P <0. 01 ) . JWSNS and Fluoxetine hydrochloride significantly en-hanced the amount of new proliferating cells and the number of neurons in unit area of DG ( P<0. 01 ) , in-creased the expression of BDNF ( P <0. 01 ) and de-creased the expression of NR1 in DG(P<0. 01). Con-clusion JWSNS could promote the neuronal prolifera-tion in hippocampal DG of rat with chronic stressed-de-pression,and may exert an effect of promoting the pro-liferation of neurons in hippocampal DG by enhancing the expression of BDNF and decreasing the expression of NR1 .
2.Effect of evaluation of vertebrobasilar artery atherosclerosis on the progress of posterior circulation ischemia with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging
Guojun WANG ; Libiao JI ; Yinwei ZHU
Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2017;14(11):576-579
Objective To investigate the value of evaluating vertebrobasilar artery atherosclerosis with 3.0 T high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-MRI) in the progress of posterior circulation transient cerebral ischemia (TIA).Methods From July 2013 to July 2014,30 consecutive patients (outpatients and inpatients) with posterior circulation TIA at the Department of Neurology,the First People's Hospital of Changshu were enrolled respectively.They were all confirmed as the presence of vertebrobasilar atherosclerotic plaques by the head magnetic resonance angiography.The vertebrobasilar artery plaques were examined with 3 T HR-MRI to assess the nature and stability of the plaques.They were randomly divided into either a stable plaque group (n =16) or an unstable plaque group (n =14) according to the results of plaque stability.They were followed up for 24 months.The time and proportion from the first visit to the posterior circulation infarction were recorded and compared between the two groups of patients.Results At the end of follow-up,the time of posterior circulation infarction in the unstable group was significantly shorter than that in the stable group,and the difference was statistically significant (11.5 [7.0,20.0] months vs.24.0[22.5,24.0] months,Z =-2.755,P < 0.05).The ratios of posterior circulation infarction in the stable group and the unstable group were 5/16 and 8/14 respectively.The difference was not statistically significant between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion Evaluating the results of vertebrobasilar artery atherosclerosis plaque with HR-MRI has a certain value for the progression of posterior circulation ischemia disease.
3.Correlation between ambulatory blood pressure variability and the progression of subjective cognitive decline
Yinwei ZHU ; Jun CHEN ; Fenghua YE ; Guojun WANG
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2023;17(1):25-28
Objective:To analyze the correlation between ambulatory blood pressure variability and the progression of subjective cognitive decline (SCD).Methods:In this prospective observational study, the overall sampling method was used to continuously select 100 patients with SCD in the Department of Neurology, Changshu First People′s Hospital and Changshu Xinzhuang People′s Hospital from January 1 2016 to June 30 2017. The baseline demographic characteristics of the patients were collected. The Chinese version of SCD-Q9 questionnaire was used to self-evaluate SCD, and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA) was used to evaluate objective cognitive impairment. All patients received 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and 24 h systolic coefficient of variation (SCV) and diastolic coefficient of variation (DCV) were calculated. The follow-up period was 4 years after the first visit, and the MoCA scale was evaluated once a year. Finally, 83 patients completed the follow-up and were included in this study. According to the MoCA score at the end of follow-up (<26 or ≥26), the patients were divided into progression group (39 cases) and non-progression group (44 cases). The difference of MoCA score between baseline and last follow-up was calculated in the progression group. The difference in demographic characteristics between the two groups was compared with χ2 test. The difference of 24 h SCV and 24 h DCV between the two groups were compared by rank sum test. The correlation between 24 h SCV and MoCA score difference or SCD-Q9 score in the progression group were tested by multiple linear regression analysis. Results:The 4-year progression rate of SCD patients was 46.99% (39/83). There was no significant differences in baseline age, gender, education level, medical history, smoking history, SCD-Q9 score and MoCA score between the progressive group and the non-progressive group (all P>0.05). The 24 h SCV in the progressive group was significantly higher than that in the non-progressive group [13.4% (9.9%, 15.6%) vs 10.9% (9.7%, 12.7%), U=594.50, P=0.016]. There was no significant difference in 24 h DCV between the two groups ( P>0.05). In progressive group, the 24 h SCV was negatively correlated with MoCA score difference ( r=-0.368, P=0.021). Conclusion:There is a correlation between ambulatory blood pressure variability and SCD progression, high 24 h SCV may be one of the factors of SCD progression and has certain predictive value.