波谱学杂志 ›› 2010, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (2): 185-193.

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

广泛性焦虑大鼠前额叶皮质和海马磁共振波谱的研究

李宁1,唐启盛2*,侯秀娟3,赵瑞珍2,黄育玲1,方芳4,臧凤超4   

  1. 1.北京中医药大学,北京 100029; 
    2.北京中医药大学 第三附属医院,北京 100029; 
    3.北京中医药大学 东方医院,北京 100079;
    4.江苏省分子影像与功能影像重点实验室,江苏 南京 210009
  • 收稿日期:2009-09-24 修回日期:2009-11-20 出版日期:2010-06-05 发布日期:2010-06-05
  • 基金资助:

    国家自然科学基金资助项目(30772804).

Metabolic Changes in Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus of Rats with Generalized Anxiety Revealed by In Vivo 1H-MRS

 LI Ning1, TANG Qi-Sheng2, HOU Xiu-Juan3, ZHAO Rui-Zhen2, HUANG Yu-Ling1, FANG Fang4, ZHANG Feng-Chao4   

  1. 1. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China;
    2. The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China;
    3. Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100079, China;
    4. Molecular Imaging and Functional Imaging Laboratory of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210009, China
  • Received:2009-09-24 Revised:2009-11-20 Online:2010-06-05 Published:2010-06-05
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金资助项目(30772804).

摘要:

以广泛性焦虑大鼠为研究载体,探讨其前额叶皮质和海马组织质子磁共振波谱(1H-MRS)的变化及意义. 大鼠分为正常组和模型组各8只,采用慢性情绪应激的方法建立广泛性焦虑大鼠模型,以国际公认的高架十字迷宫试验对其进行评价,在活体状态下,通过pharmascan70/16超导磁共振仪(7.0 T)检测双侧海马及前额叶皮质N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(NAA)、胆碱(Cho)、谷氨酸(Glu)、肌酸(Cr)等代谢物水平,分别计算NAA、Cho和Glu与Cr的比值,进而对脑组织代谢进行定性及定量分析. 正常组与广泛性焦虑组双侧海马及左侧前额叶皮质代谢物无明显差异(P>0.05),广泛性焦虑大鼠右侧前额叶皮质NAA、Cho相对浓度较正常组显著降低(P<0.05),Glu相对浓度则明显升高(P<0.05). 慢性焦虑情绪的产生可能与右侧前额叶皮质兴奋性神经递质谷氨酸的浓度升高、神经元的损伤或数量减少及细胞内信号转导的异常有关. 

关键词: 核磁共振(NMR), 大鼠, 广泛性焦虑, 质子磁共振波谱, 前额叶皮质, 海马

Abstract:

Metabolic changes in bilateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of rats with generalized anxiety disorder were investigated by 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) performed at 7.0 T. Male Wistar rats were randomized assigned into the control and model groups (n =8 each). Chronic emotional stress-induced anxiety was used as the generalized anxiety disorder model. Behavioral abnormalities in the model rats were assessed with the elevated plus-maze test. Levels of cerebral metabolites, including N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), choline (Cho), creatine (Cr) and glutamate (Glu), in bilateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus were measured and used to calculate NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr and Glu/Cr ratios. No significant metabolic difference were found between the model rats and the control rats in bilateral hippocampus and left prefrontal cortex. However, the model rats were found to have significantly lower NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr and significantly increased Glu/Cr in right prefrontal cortex, relative to the control rat. It is concluded that chronic anxiety may be associated with imbalance of amino acid neurotransmitters, neuronal injury/loss and intracellular signal transduction abnormalities in the right prefrontal cortex.

Key words: NMR, rat, generalized anxiety disorder, 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy, prefrontal cortex, hippocampus

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