Experimental study on the effects of Shumian Capsule on sedation and hypnosis and its mechanisms / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

【Objective】 To investigate the central sedative and hypnotic effects and mechanisms of Shumian Capsule. 【Methods】 The blank control group, the positive drug diazepam group, and the low-, medium-, and high-dose groups of Shumian Capsule were designed in the experiments. Male Kunming mice were administered orally by gavage. We conducted the experiment of mouse autonomous activity, and assessed supra- and sub-threshold dose sleep with pentobarbital sodium, respectively. The levels of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamic acid (Glu) in the brain tissue of the mice were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or colorimetric method. Male SD rats were injected intraperitoneally with p-chlorophenyl alanine [PCPA, 350 mg/(kg·d)] to establish an insomnia rat model, after which rats were continuously administered intragastrically for 7 days. The general status and body weight of the rats were observed. Total distance and standing times of rats were measured by open field test. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry assays were used to evaluate the protein expression of 5-HT1A receptor (5-HT1AR) in the rat hippocampus. 【Results】 Compared with the blank control group, the three dose groups of Shumian Capsule [1.6, 3.2, 6.4 mg/(kg·d)] for 14 consecutive days had significantly reduced the number of spontaneous activities and standing times in the mice (P<0.01). The high dose significantly prolonged the sleep duration of the mice induced by the supra-threshold dose of pentobarbital sodium (P<0.01). Compared with the blank control group, each dose group of Shumian Capsule had an increased GABA level in the mouse brain tissue in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05); the medium- and high-dose groups had significantly reduced Glu levels in the hippocampus (P<0.05), while the high-dose group had significantly reduced Glu level in the cortex (P<0.05). In insomnia model rats, their activity was sluggish; their circadian activity rhythm disappeared; the hair became hard, rough and dull, with severe hair loss; and their weight reduced. After 7 consecutive days of the drug administration, the rats’ mental state in each Shumian Capsule dose group was improved. Compared with the blank control group, the rats’ body weight gains were significantly reduced after intraperitoneal injection of PCPA (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, each rat group of Shumian capsule treatment had significantly increased body weight gains (P<0.01). Compared with the blank control group, the distance of the rats in the model group increased in the open field test, and the expression level of 5-HT1AR protein in the hippocampus decreased. However, the distance of rats in diazepam group and each dose group of Shumian Capsule was significantly reduced (P<0.01), and the expression level of 5-HT1AR protein in the hippocampus of the high- and medium-dose groups of Shumian Capsule and diazepam group increased significantly (P<0.01). 【Conclusion】 Shumian Capsule has obvious effects of sedation, hypnosis and insomnia improvement, and its underlying mechanisms may be related to the increased GABA and decreased Glu contents in brain tissues, as well as up-regulated 5-HT1AR protein expression in the hippocampus.

Response inhibition and emotional responding in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with comorbid disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To characterize the traits of neuropsychological functioning deficits in patients with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with comorbid disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders (DICCD).@*METHODS@#Twenty out-patients with ADHD, 20 with ADHD with comorbid DICCD, and 20 with DICCD, all aged 6-16 years, were enrolled in this study, with 20 healthy subjects matched for age, gender and IQ serving as the healthy controls. The patients were diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Revision (DSM-5). All the subjects were assessed with Golden Stroop test and emotional Stroop test to evaluate their response inhibition and emotional responding.@*RESULTS@#In Golden Stroop test, the interference scores (IGs) of errors and reaction time both differed significantly among the groups ( < 0.05), and were the highest in patients with ADHD only. In emotional Stroop test, the mean reaction time (MRT) showed significant differences among the groups ( < 0.05); the MRT of positive- congruent trials in ADHD with comorbid DICCD group was shorter than that in ADHD group but longer than that in group DICCD; the MRT in the 3 case groups were all longer than that in the control group. The MRT of both positive-incongruent trials and negative-congruent trials in ADHD with comorbid DICCD group and DICCD group was shorter than that in ADHD group but longer than that in the control group. The MRT of negative- incongruent trials in DICCD group was shorter than that in ADHD group and ADHD with comorbid DICCD group but longer than that in the control group.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The response inhibition deficit and abnormal emotional responding are the core symptoms of ADHD. Bias emotional stimuli may render response inhibitory dysfunction in patients with DICCD with callous-unemotional traits of emotional responding disorder, especially in dealing with negative emotional trials, while the comorbidity of ADHD and DICCD tends to have the emotional response trait of DICCD.

Response Inhibition and Emotional Regulation in the Patients with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Comorbidity of Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

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The Mechanism of Cortico-Striato-Thalamo-Cortical Neurocircuitry in Response Inhibition and Emotional Responding in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with Comorbid Disruptive Behavior Disorder / 神经科学通报·英文版

The neurocircuitries that constitute the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) circuit provide a framework for bridging gaps between neuroscience and executive function in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but it has been difficult to identify the mechanisms for regulating emotional problems from the understanding of ADHD comorbidity with disruptive behavior disorders (DBD). Research based on "cool" and "hot" executive functional theory and the dual pathway models, which are thought of as applied response inhibition and delay aversion, respectively, within the neuropsychological view of ADHD, has shed light on emotional responding before and after decontextualized stimuli, while CSTC circuit-related domains have been suggested to explain the different emotional symptoms of ADHD with or without comorbid DBD. This review discusses the role of abnormal connections in each CSTC circuit, especially in the emotion circuit, which may be responsible for targeted executive dysfunction at the neuroscience level. Thus, the two major domains - abstract thinking (cool) and emotional trait (hot) - trigger the mechanism of onset of ADHD.

Response inhibition and fine-motor coordination in male children with Tourette syndrome comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / 中国心理卫生杂志

Objective:To explore the differences and similarities of the neuropsychological functioning defi-cits in children between Tourette syndrome (TS)and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods:Thirty boys with TS-only,36 with TS-plus-ADHD,36 with ADHD were selected from out-patient department,and 50 normal boys (NC)matched with gender,age and IQ were recruited as the controls. Patients'diagnosis was made according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems,Tenth Revision (ICD-10). They were assessed with the Stroop Color-Word Interference Test (Stroop)and Purdue Pegboard Test (Purdue)to evaluate the response inhibition and fine-motor coordination respectively. Results:The Stroop scores were higher in children with ADHD than in other groups (P0. 05 ). All Purdue scores were higher in children with disease than in normal children (P<0. 05 ). Conclusion:The results indicate that the response inhibition deficit may be found in children with ADHD,but not in those with TS-only and TS-plus-ADHD. The neural compensatory mechanism may be re-sponsible for the response inhibition function in children with TS whilst the fine-motor coordination deficit was as-sociated with the disease groups.

Delay aversion test between the male children with obsessive-compulsive disorder and ones with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / 中国心理卫生杂志

Objective:To clarify the characteristics and differences between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)in male children.Methods:Forty boys with OCD and 40 boys with ADHD were selected from out-patient department,and 40 normal boys matched with age,gender and IQ were recruited as the controls.Patients'diagnosis was made according to the International Statistical Classifica-tion of Diseases and Related Health Problems,Tenth Revision (ICD-10).The choice delay tasks (CDT1 /2)were assessed respectively for the measurements of normal or high ecological validity of delay aversion.In CDT1 /2, waiting time and scores of the tasks were indicators reflecting the delay aversion.Results:The scores of CDTs were higher in children with OCD than in the controls [CDT1,(30.9 ±3.2)vs.(27.6 ±3.8);CDT2,(31.3 ±4.4)vs. (28.5 ±4.9);P <0.01].The scores of CDTs were lower in children with ADHD than in the controls [CDT1, [(25.0 ±4.3)vs.(27.6 ±3.8)];CDT2,[(26.2 ±4.6)vs.(28.5 ±4.9);P <0.001].Conclusion:The results in-dicate that the children with OCD have a trend to choose the task with longer waiting time and higher score,and the children with ADHD trend to choose the task with shorter waiting time and lower score.The results suggest that the pathogenesis of hyperactivity/impulse control may be different between OCD and ADHD in delay aversion.