首发重性抑郁症患者双侧额叶和海马的磁共振质子波谱成像

目的利用质子磁共振波谱分析(1H-MRS)探讨首发重性抑郁症患者的脑部神经生化物质的变化。方法病例组及对照组各23例。利用1H-MRS测量两组双侧额叶和海马N-乙酰天门冬氨酸(NAA)、谷氨酸复合物(Glx)、胆碱复合物(Cho)、肌酸(Cr)和肌醇(mI)水平,计算NAA/Cr、Glx/Cr、Cho/Cr、mI/Cr。结果病例组左侧额叶NAA/Cr、右侧额叶Glx/Cr、NAA/Cr及左侧海马Glx/Cr、NAA/Cr较对照组降低;右侧额叶和海马mI/Cr较对照组升高。结论重性抑郁症的病理机制可能与神经功能障碍,谷氨酸系统及第二信使系统异常有关。

1H-MRS in frontal lobe and hippocampus of patients with first episode major depression

Objective To measure metabolism in brain of first episode major depression patients with 1H-MRS.Methods Single-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic(1H-MRS) examination of bilateralis frontal lobe and hippocampus was conducted in 23 patients with first episode major depression and 23 age-,sex-and education-matched healthy controls.We examined the metabolism such as NAA,Cho,Cr,Glx and mI in bilaterlis frontal lobe and hippocampus of patients.Results Bilateralis frontal lobe NAA/Cr,right frontal lobe Glx/Cr and left hippocampus NAA/Cr and Glx/Cr were significantly lower in MD patients versus controls,but right frontal lobe and right hippocampus mI/Cr significantly higher than in controls.Conclusion Nerve cell activity disorder,abnormal second messenger and glutamicacid and glutamine may be involved in the pathogenesis of major depression.