Differences in P50 and prepulse inhibition of the startle reflex between male smokers and non-smokers with first episode schizophrenia without medical treatment  

作　　者：Song Lisheng Chen Xingshi Chen Meijuan Tang Yunxiang Wang Jijun Zhang Mingdao Lou Feiying Liang Jianhua Chen Chong 

机构地区：[1]Department of Psychiatry Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China [2]Department of Electrophysiology (Chen XS, Zhang MD, Lou FY, Liang JH and Chen C), Department of EEG Source Imaging Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2014年第9期1651-1655,共5页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This study was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 81271480, No. 81372122）, the emerging advanced technology projects from Shanghai Hospital Development Center （SHDC 12013116）, projects of Shanghai Shen Kang municipality hospital appropriate technology development and application （SHDC 12012234） and projects of promotion of advanced appropriate technology in health service in Shanghai （2013 SY069）.

摘　　要：Backgorund Nicotine may improve schizophrenia patient＇s cognitive deficit symptoms.This study was to explore the chronic effects of smoking on prepulse inhibition of the startle reflex （PPI） and P50 in the patients with first-episode schizophrenia （FES）.Methods The event-related potentials （ERP） recording and analysis instrument made by Brain Products,Germany,was used to detect PPI and P50 in 49 male FES patients （FES group,n=21 for smokers and n=28 for non-smokers） and 43 normal male controls （control group,n=19 for smokers and n=24 for non-smokers）.Results Compared with normal controls,the FES group had prolonged PPI latency when elicited by single stronger stimulus （P ＜0.05）; the FES group had prolonged PPI latency and increased PPI amplitude （P ＜0.05,0.01） when elicited by weak and strong stimuli.The FES group had lower PPI inhibition rate than normal controls （P ＜0.05）.Compared with normal controls,the FES group had increased P50-S2 amplitude and increased amplitude ratio S2/S1 （both P ＜0.05）.In the control group,the smokers had a tendency of increase in P50-S2 amplitude （P ＞0.05） and shorter P50-S2 latency （P ＜0.05） than the non-smokers.The smokers had higher PPI amplitude than the non-smokers （P ＜0.05）.In the FES group,the smokers had higher P50-S1 amplitude,shorter P50-S2 latency,and higher amplitude ratio S2/S1 than the non-smokers （P ＜0.05,0.01）.The smokers had higher PPI amplitude than the non-smokers （P ＜0.05）.Conclusions There is obvious PPI and P50 deficits in schizophrenic patients.However,these deficits are relatively preserved in the smokers compared with the non-smokers,which suggests that long-term smoking might partially improve the sensory gating in schizophrenic patients.Whether this conclusion can be deduced to female patients requires further follow-ups.Backgorund Nicotine may improve schizophrenia patient＇s cognitive deficit symptoms.This study was to explore the chronic effects of smoking on prepulse inhibition of the startle reflex （PPI） and P50 in the patients with first-episode schizophrenia （FES）.Methods The event-related potentials （ERP） recording and analysis instrument made by Brain Products,Germany,was used to detect PPI and P50 in 49 male FES patients （FES group,n=21 for smokers and n=28 for non-smokers） and 43 normal male controls （control group,n=19 for smokers and n=24 for non-smokers）.Results Compared with normal controls,the FES group had prolonged PPI latency when elicited by single stronger stimulus （P ＜0.05）; the FES group had prolonged PPI latency and increased PPI amplitude （P ＜0.05,0.01） when elicited by weak and strong stimuli.The FES group had lower PPI inhibition rate than normal controls （P ＜0.05）.Compared with normal controls,the FES group had increased P50-S2 amplitude and increased amplitude ratio S2/S1 （both P ＜0.05）.In the control group,the smokers had a tendency of increase in P50-S2 amplitude （P ＞0.05） and shorter P50-S2 latency （P ＜0.05） than the non-smokers.The smokers had higher PPI amplitude than the non-smokers （P ＜0.05）.In the FES group,the smokers had higher P50-S1 amplitude,shorter P50-S2 latency,and higher amplitude ratio S2/S1 than the non-smokers （P ＜0.05,0.01）.The smokers had higher PPI amplitude than the non-smokers （P ＜0.05）.Conclusions There is obvious PPI and P50 deficits in schizophrenic patients.However,these deficits are relatively preserved in the smokers compared with the non-smokers,which suggests that long-term smoking might partially improve the sensory gating in schizophrenic patients.Whether this conclusion can be deduced to female patients requires further follow-ups.

关 键 词：SCHIZOPHRENIA prepulse inhibition of the startle reflex P50 SMOKING 

分 类 号：R749.3[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]