| 1 | Abnormal activation of the occipital lobes during emotion picture processing in major depressive disorder patients显示文摘A large number of studies have demonstrated that depression patients have cognitive dysfunction. With recently developed brain functional imaging, studies have focused on changes in brain function to investigate cognitive changes. However, there is still controversy regarding abnormalities in brain functions or correlation between cognitive impairment and brain function changes. Thus, it is important to design an emotion-related task for research into brain function changes. We selected positive, neutral, and negative pictures from the International Affective Picture System. Patients with major depressive disorder were asked to judge emotion pictures. In addition, functional MRI was performed to synchronously record behavior data and imaging data. Results showed that the total correct rate for recognizing pictures was lower in patients compared with normal controls. Moreover, the consistency for recognizing pictures for depressed patients was worse than normal controls, and they frequently recognized positive pictures as negative pictures. The consistency for recognizing pictures was negatively correlated with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. Functional MRI suggested that the activation of some areas in the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, limbic lobe, and cerebellum was enhanced, but that the activation of some areas in the frontal lobe, parietal lobe and occipital lobe was weakened while the patients were watching positive and neutral pictures compared with normal controls. The activation of some areas in the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, and limbic lobe was enhanced, but the activation of some areas in the occipital lobe were weakened while the patients were watching the negative pictures compared with normal controls. These findings indicate that patients with major depressive disorder have negative cognitive disorder and extensive brain dysfunction. Thus, reduced activation of the occipital lobe may be an initiating factor for cognitive disorder in depressed patients. | Jianying Li Cheng Xu Xiaohua Cao Qiang Gao Yan Wang Yanfang Wang Juyi Peng Kerang Zhang | 2013 | Neural Regeneration Research2013，8，18： | 7 |
| 2 | The norepinephrine transporter gene is associated with the retardation symptoms of major depressive disorder in the Han Chinese population显示文摘The norepinephrine transporter plays an important role in the pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment of major depressive disorder.Consequently,the norepinephrine transporter gene is an attractive candidate in major depressive disorder research.In the present study,we evaluated the depression symptoms of subjects with major depressive disorder,who were all from the North of China and of Han Chinese origin,using the Hamilton Depression Scale.We examined the rela-tionship between two single nucleotide polymorphisms in the norepinephrine transporter,rs2242446 and rs5569,and the retardation symptoms of major depressive disorder using quantitative trait testing with the UNPHASED program.rs5569 was associated with depressed mood,and the GG genotype may be a risk factor for this;rs2242446 was associated with work and interest,and the TT genotype may be a risk factor for loss of interest.Our findings suggest that rs2242446 and rs5569 in the norepinephrine transporter gene are associated with the retardation symptoms of depression in the Han Chinese population. | Xinrong Li Ning Sun Yong Xu Yanfang Wang Suping Li Qiaorong Du Juyi Peng Jinxiu Luo Kerang Zhang | 2012 | Neural Regeneration Research2012，7，25： | 3 |
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