Influence of manganese exposure on cognitive function,plasma APP and Aβ levels in older men

BackgroundElevated manganese (Mn) exposure impairs cognition in adults and children, but the association between Mn and cognitive function in elderly people is unclear. Previous studies have linked Mn neurotoxicity in AD to Aβ-dependent mechanisms. However, the association between Mn and plasma APP and Aβ in the general elderly population remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the association between Mn exposure and cognitive function, plasma APP and plasma Aβ in older adults.MethodsCognitive abilities in 375 men aged 60 and older in Guangxi, China were assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and cognitive impairment were identified using education-stratified cut-off points of MMSE scores. Urinary Mn levels and plasma APP, and Aβ levels were measured using ICP-MS and ELISA, respectively.ResultsA total of 109 (29.07 %) older men were identified as having cognitive impairment. The median urinary Mn level was 0.22 μg/g creatinine. Urinary Mn levels were negatively correlated with MMSE scores (β = −1.35, 95 % CI: −2.65 to −0.06; p = 0.041). In addition, higher concentrations of urinary manganese were associated with a greater risk of cognitive impairment (OR = 2.03, 95 % CI: 1.14–3.59; comparing the highest and lowest manganese; p = 0.025). Moreover, plasma APP levels were inversely associated with urinary Mn levels (r = −0.123, p = 0.020), and positively associated with MMSE scores (r = 0.158, p = 0.002). Surprisingly, no correlations were observed between plasma Aβ42, Aβ40, Aβ40/Aβ42, or Aβ42/Aβ40 and urinary Mn levels and MMSE scores.ConclusionThese results suggested that Mn exposure is negatively associated with older men’s cognition and plasma APP levels, but not plasma Aβ levels.     

住院精神分裂症患者生活质量调查及与认知功能和社会支持的关系分析

摘要 目的：调查住院精神分裂症患者生活质量情况,并分析生活质量与认知功能和社会支持的关系。方法：本次研究为回顾性分析,将2019年1月-2020年10月期间于我院住院的精神分裂症患者225例纳为病例组。通过宣传招募健康志愿者200例作为对照组。对比两组生活质量、社会支持评分和认知功能,住院精神分裂症患者生活质量的影响因素采用单因素和多因素Logistic回归分析。住院精神分裂症患者生活质量与认知功能和社会支持的关系采用Pearson 相关性分析。结果：病例组的健康状况调查问卷（SF-36）评分、社会支持评定量表（SSRS）评分均低于对照组（P<0.05）。威斯康星卡片分类测验（WCST）结果显示,病例组的错误应答数高于对照组,正确应答数低于对照组（P<0.05）,Stroop色词测验结果显示,病例数正确数低于对照组,错误数高于对照组（P<0.05）。Pearson相关性分析结果显示,住院精神分裂症患者SF-36评分与SSRS评分呈正相关（P<0.05）。住院精神分裂症患者生活质量与文化程度、性别、年龄、病程、药物治疗、住院时间情况有关（P<0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示,年龄、病程、住院时间、药物治疗情况为影响住院精神分裂症患者生活质量的危险因素（P<0.05）。结论：住院精神分裂症患者的生活质量低于健康人群,影响其生活质量的因素主要包括社会支持以及患者的年龄、病程、住院时间、药物治疗情况。     

右美托咪定联合瑞芬太尼对全身麻醉下髋关节置换术患者脑氧代谢、血流动力学和认知功能的影响

摘要 目的：瑞芬太尼、右美托咪定对全身麻醉下髋关节置换术患者的脑氧代谢、血流动力学和认知功能的影响。方法：选取2016年6月~2019年10月期间我院收治的100例行髋关节置换术的患者。采用随机数字表法分为对照组和研究组,各50例。对照组患者麻醉中予以瑞芬太尼,研究组则在对照组的基础上复合右美托咪定,比较两组患者血流动力学、脑氧代谢和认知功能情况,记录两组患者围术期间不良反应发生率。结果：两组手术开始后30 min（T1）~手术结束时（T2）时间点平均动脉压（MAP）、心率（HR）均呈下降趋势,但研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组T1~T2时间点动脉血氧含量（CaO₂）、颈内静脉血氧含量（CjvO₂）均呈下降趋势,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）;两组T1~T2时间点颈静脉球部血氧饱和度（SjvO₂）呈升高趋势,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组术前~术后7 d简明精神状态量表（MMSE）评分均呈下降后升高趋势（P<0.05）;研究组术后3 d、术后7 d MMSE评分高于对照组（P<0.05）。研究组术后3 d、术后7 d的认知功能障碍（POCD）发生率低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组不良反应发生率比较无差异（P>0.05）。结论：全身麻醉下髋关节置换术患者麻醉方案选用右美托咪定联合瑞芬太尼,可减轻血流动力学波动,维持脑氧供需平衡,可减少POCD发生风险,且安全性较好。     

血清DCN、NRG-1、MIF水平与首发未服药精神分裂症患者临床症状和认知功能的相关性分析

目的:探讨血清核心蛋白多糖(DCN)、神经调节蛋白-1(NRG-1)、巨噬细胞迁移抑制因子(MIF)水平与首发未服药精神分裂症患者临床症状和认知功能的相关性。方法:选择2018年1月~2020年11月期间长江大学附属第一医院收治的首发未服药精神分裂症患者80例作为精神分裂症组,同期于长江大学附属第一医院进行体检的健康志愿者80例作为对照组。应用阳性和阴性症状量表(PANSS)评估患者精神病理症状,应用MATRICS共识认知成套测验(MCCB)评估所有受试者认知功能。根据PANSS评分将精神分裂症组分为PANSS评分高分组和低分组,比较两组血清DCN、NRG-1、MIF水平,并分析以上指标水平与PANSS总分、MCCB各项评分的相关性。结果:精神分裂症组患者PANSS总分为(77.18±13.57)分。精神分裂症组MCCB各项评分均低于对照组(P<0.05)。精神分裂症组血清DCN、NRG-1水平低于对照组,MIF水平高于对照组(P<0.05)。PANSS高分组血清DCN、NRG-1水平低于PANSS低分组,MIF水平高于PANSS低分组(P<0.05)。Pearson相关性分析显示,首发未服药精神分裂症患者血清DCN、NRG-1水平与PANSS总分呈负相关,与MCCB各项评分呈正相关,MIF水平与PANSS总分呈正相关,与MCCB各项评分呈负相关(均P<0.05)。结论:首发未服药精神分裂症患者血清DCN、NRG-1、MIF水平异常,且以上指标水平与患者临床症状和认知功能受损有一定联系,提示检测以上指标水平可能为该病患者认知功能及临床症状的评估提供参考。     

老龄小鼠术后认知功能障碍和肠道菌群失调的关系

摘要 目的：评价肠道菌群失调和老龄小鼠术后认知功能障碍的潜在作用机制和关系。方法：清洁级健康雄性老龄小鼠 C57BL/6J 20只,16-17月龄,体重28-35ｇ,采用随机数字表法分为两组：对照组（A=10只）和手术组（AS=10只）。AS组小鼠行剖腹探查术。术后48小时采集小鼠粪便和血清标本,16S rDNA测序检测粪便肠道细菌丰度变化,Elisa法检测血清的IL-1β、IL-6和TNF-α含量。术后3天行Morris水迷宫实验。结果：与A组比较,AS组小鼠术后逃避潜伏期延长,空间探索试验在目标象限所花的时间减少（P＜0.05）;α多样性与β多样性指数分析两组小鼠粪便肠道菌群的丰富度和多样性发生差异性改变,AS组的肠道菌群结构中门（6种）和属（15种）水平相对丰度的差异较显著（P＜0.05）;两组小鼠血清中IL-1β、IL-6和TNF-α水平表达对比差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）。结论：肠道菌群失调改变可能与老龄小鼠术后认知功能障碍的发病机制有关。     

老年慢性心力衰竭患者甲状腺激素水平与认知功能、心功能及心血管事件的关系研究

摘要 目的：探讨老年慢性心力衰竭（CHF）患者甲状腺激素（TH）水平与认知功能、心功能及心血管事件的关系。方法：将我院2018年6月～2020年6月收治的140例老年CHF患者纳入研究,检测患者TH指标[血清三碘甲状腺原氨酸（T₃）、游离三碘甲状腺原氨酸（FT₃）、甲状腺素（T₄）、游离甲状腺素（FT₄）、促甲状腺激素（TSH）]水平。按蒙特利尔认知评估量表（MoCA）评分将患者分为认知障碍组（MoCA评分＜26分）、非认知障碍组（MoCA评分≥26分）,比较两组各TH指标与MoCA评分。比较不同纽约心脏病协会（NYHA）分级患者的TH指标与心功能指标[左室射血分数（LVEF）、左室舒张末期内径（LVEDD）、左室收缩末期内径（LVESD）]。根据患者住院期间是否发生心血管事件分为心血管事件组和非心血管事件组,比较两组各TH指标。经Pearson线性相关分析TH指标与MoCA评分、心功能指标的相关性。结果：认知障碍组血清T₃、FT₃水平及MoCA评分较非认知障碍组明显降低（P＜0.05）。Ⅲ级、Ⅳ级组的血清T₃、FT₃水平及LVEF较Ⅰ级、Ⅱ级组显著降低,其中Ⅳ级组低于Ⅲ级组（P＜0.05）。Ⅲ级、Ⅳ级组的LVEDD、LVESD较Ⅰ级、Ⅱ级组明显升高,且Ⅳ级组高于Ⅲ级组（P＜0.05）。心血管事件组血清T₃、FT₃水平较非心血管事件组显著降低（P＜0.05）。Pearson线性相关分析显示：血清T₃、FT₃水平与MoCA评分、LVEF呈正相关（均P＜0.05）,与LVEDD、LVESD呈负相关（均P＜0.05）。结论：老年CHF患者血清T₃、FT₃水平下调与其认知功能、心功能降低及心血管事件的发生密切相关,通过检测其血清T₃、FT₃水平,有利于进一步了解其病情变化。     

颈内动脉支架置入术对颈动脉狭窄患者认知功能影响的研究

目的：研究颈动脉狭窄对认知功能的影响,探讨颈动脉支架置入术（CAS）患者术后不同时期认知功能的变化及其可能的机制。方法：选取2010年1月至2012年12月我院神经内科收住的急性脑梗死（前循环）患者75例,按颈内动脉狭窄程度,分成无狭窄组,轻度狭窄组（狭窄程度〈30％）,中度狭窄组（30-69％）和治疗组（70．99％）,前三组给予药物治疗,治疗组同时给予颈内动脉支架置入术,应用蒙特利尔认知评估量表（MoCA）、简易精神状态检查表（MMSE）、搭火柴测验（stickTest）,对患者进行认知功能评估,比较术前、术后不同时期认知功能的变化,同时利用SPECT／CT对治疗组20例患者术后局部脑血流改善状况进行评价。结果：治疗组和对照组在术前比较MoCA总分、MMSE评分、StickTest评分,发现治疗组评分低于对照组,且随着颈动脉狭窄程度的加重,认知功能受损越明显;治疗组在术后1周与术前比较,评分反而降低,差异有统计学意义;术后3个月、术后6个月与术前比较,评分均有所提高,差异有统计学意义;通过SPECT／CT对治疗组术前感兴趣区血流量与同侧小脑平均脑血流量比较,术后再与同侧小脑比较,结果显示术后脑灌注明显改善。结论：颈动脉狭窄与血管性认知功能障碍有关,而且认知功能障碍的程度与颈动脉狭窄程度呈正相关,颈内动脉支架置入术可最终改善认知功能,尤其表现在视空间／执行能力,延迟回忆能力,注意力等方面。     

Coupling-induced population synchronization in an excitatory population of subthreshold Izhikevich neurons

We consider an excitatory population of subthreshold Izhikevich neurons which exhibit noise-induced firings. By varying the coupling strength J, we investigate population synchronization between the noise-induced firings which may be used for efficient cognitive processing such as sensory perception, multisensory binding, selective attention, and memory formation. As J is increased, rich types of population synchronization (e.g., spike, burst, and fast spike synchronization) are found to occur. Transitions between population synchronization and incoherence are well described in terms of an order parameter $\mathcal{O}$ . As a final step, the coupling induces oscillator death (quenching of noise-induced spikings) because each neuron is attracted to a noisy equilibrium state. The oscillator death leads to a transition from firing to non-firing states at the population level, which may be well described in terms of the time-averaged population spike rate $\overline{R}$ . In addition to the statistical-mechanical analysis using $\mathcal{O}$ and $\overline{R}$ , each population and individual state are also characterized by using the techniques of nonlinear dynamics such as the raster plot of neural spikes, the time series of the membrane potential, and the phase portrait. We note that population synchronization of noise-induced firings may lead to emergence of synchronous brain rhythms in a noisy environment, associated with diverse cognitive functions.     

Thermodynamic view on decision-making process: emotions as a potential power vector of realization of the choice

This research is devoted to possible mechanisms of decision-making in frames of thermodynamic principles. It is also shown that the decision-making system in reply to emotion includes vector component which seems to be often a necessary condition to transfer system from one state to another. The phases of decision-making system can be described as supposed to be nonequilibrium and irreversible to which thermodynamics laws are applied. The mathematical model of a decision choice, proceeding from principles of the nonlinear dynamics considering instability of movement and bifurcation is offered. The thermodynamic component of decision-making process on the basis of vector transfer of energy induced by emotion at the given time is surveyed. It is proposed a three-modular model of decision making based on principles of thermodynamics. Here it is suggested that at entropy impact due to effect of emotion, on the closed system—the human brain,—initially arises chaos, then after fluctuations of possible alternatives which were going on—reactions of brain zones in reply to external influence, an order is forming and there is choice of alternatives, according to primary entrance conditions and a state of the closed system. Entropy calculation of a choice expectation of negative and positive emotion shows judgment possibility of existence of “the law of emotion conservation” in accordance with several experimental data.