Parkinson's disease combined with orthostatic hypotension: characteristics and its effects on cognitive function / 中华老年医学杂志

Objective:To investigate the characteristics of Parkinson's disease (PD)combined with orthostatic hypotension (OH)and the impact of the condition on cognitive function.Methods:A total of 210 PD patients admitted to Beijing Tiantan Hospital were consecutively enrolled.Demographic data and clinical characteristics were recorded.Patients were divided into the PD with OH (PD-OH)group and the PD without OH (PD-NOH)group based on blood pressure values measured in both the supine and upright positions.Cognitive function of PD patients was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)scales.Results:Of 210 PD patients, 68 (32.4%)had OH.Patients in the PD-OH group had a higher mean age (69.7±8.9 years vs.62.1±11.3 years), longer disease duration [5.0 (3.0-8.0)years vs.4.0 (2.0-6.0)years], a higher incidence of diabetes (30.9% vs.17.4%), higher levels of fasting blood glucose (5.3±1.1 mmol/L vs.5.0±1.0 mmol/L)and glycated hemoglobin A1c (6.1±0.9% vs.5.7±0.7%), and more advanced Hoehn-Yahr staging [stage 2.5 (2.0-3.0) vs.stage 2.0 (1.5-2.5)]than the PD-NOH group ( P<0.05). The total scores of the MMSE and MoCA scales were lower in the PD-OH group than in the PD-NOH group (25.1±4.9 scores vs.26.8±4.0 scores, 19.4±5.4 scores vs.21.4±5.3 scores, P<0.05). A comparison of each cognitive domain of the MMSE scale between the two groups revealed that the scores of attention and calculation (3.7±1.7 scores vs.4.2±1.3 scores), delayed recall (2.1±1.0 scores vs.2.5±0.8 scores)and visuospatial ability (0.6±0.5 scores vs.0.7±0.5 scores)were lower in the PD-OH group than in the PD-NOH group ( P<0.05). A comparison of each cognitive domain of the MoCA scale between the two groups displayed that the scores of visuospatial and executive function (2.4±1.6 scores vs.2.9±1.7 scores)and delayed recall (1.3±1.4 scores vs.2.3±1.6 scores)were lower in the PD-OH group than in the PD-NOH group ( P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that age ( OR=1.061, 95% CI: 1.022-1.102, P=0.002)and score of delayed recall of the MoCA scale ( OR=0.690, 95% CI: 0.498-0.955, P=0.025)were independent related factors for PD-OH. Conclusions:Compared with patients without OH, PD-OH patients are older and have a longer duration, increased disease severity, and a higher incidence of and more serious diabetes mellitus.Age is an independent related factor for PD-OH.Cognitive function is significantly impaired in PD-OH patients, and delayed recall is an independent related factor for PD-OH.

COMPARISON OF THE CONTENTS OF COPPER, IRON, ZINC, MANGANESE AND CHRONIUM BETWEEN HUMAN MILK AND COW'S MILK / 营养学报

The contents of copper, iron, zinc, manganese and chronium in human milk, taking from different lactation period (1-90 days), and cow's milk -were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry.We found that the concentrations of copper, iron, zinc and manganese in human milk declined during tie course of lactation, and that of copper, iron, zinc and chroninm in human milk were higher than that in cow's milk. When comparison of the essential trace elements intake of breast feeding and cow's milk feeding infant with the values recommended, the breast feeding was more optional than cow's milk feeding from nutritional point of view. Our results offered the scientific evidence for breast feeding and suggested that additional essential trace elements should be given to cow's milk when it was used to fed infant.

ANTI-INFECTIVE FACTORS OF BREAST MILK DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF LACTATION / 营养学报

Human colostrum and milk collected at different times during the first six months of lactation from 301 subjects were tested for the levels of SIgA, IgM, IgG, C3, C4, lactoferrin and lysozyme by the technique of radial immunodiffusion. These kinds of immunoglobulins in colostrum and milk were detected, however the SIgA was highest among immunoglobulins in colostrum, which acounted for 89.8%.The average level of SigA on the first day of postpartum was 3152.5 mg/dl and exceeded those in the serum by 13-fold. It was suggested that breast-feeding may be crucial for the newborns before their mucosal immune system has been established. The average levels of C3 and C4 on the first day of postpartum were 99.7mg/dl and 65.9mg/dl respectively, reaching the normal serum level. Lactoferrin was as high as 1228.7mg/dl in the colostrum of the first day of lactation. The concentration of lysozyme was 944.2ug/ml on the first day of postpartum, which was about 429 times higher than that of cow milk. Using Holder pasteurization (62.5℃, 30 minutes), the SIgA and lysozyme activity of the milk could be reduced by 29.7% and 8.3% respectively, but a lot of anti-infective factors still remained in milk. So pasteurization may be useful for the sterilization of stored human milk.