Objective This study aimed to explore the spatial heterogeneity and risk factors for dental caries in 12-year-old children in Shanxi province,China.Methods The data encompassed 3,721 participants from the two most rec...Objective This study aimed to explore the spatial heterogeneity and risk factors for dental caries in 12-year-old children in Shanxi province,China.Methods The data encompassed 3,721 participants from the two most recent oral health surveys conducted across 16 districts in Shanxi Province in 2015 and 2018.Eighteen specific variables were analyzed to examine the interplay between socioeconomic factors,medical resources and environmental conditions.The Geo-detector model was employed to assess the impacts and interactions of these ecological factors.Results Socioeconomic factors(Q=0.30,P<0.05)exhibited a more substantial impact compared to environmental(Q=0.19,P<0.05)and medical resource factors(Q=0.25,P<0.05).Notably,the urban population percentage(UPP)demonstrated the most significant explanatory power for the spatial heterogeneity in caries prevalence,as denoted by its highest q-value(q=0.51,P<0.05).Additionally,the spatial distribution’s heterogeneity of caries was significantly affected by SO2 concentration(q=0.39,P<0.05)and water fluoride levels(q=0.27,P<0.05)among environmental factors.Conclusion The prevalence of caries exhibited spatial heterogeneity,escalating from North to South in Shanxi Province,China,influenced by socioeconomic factors,medical resources,and environmental conditions to varying extents.展开更多
OBJECTIVE Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)is characterized by poor adapta⁃tion to a traumatic experience and disturbances in fear memory regulation,and currently lacks effective medication.Cannabidiol(CBD)is the p...OBJECTIVE Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)is characterized by poor adapta⁃tion to a traumatic experience and disturbances in fear memory regulation,and currently lacks effective medication.Cannabidiol(CBD)is the primary component of the Cannabis sativa plant;it does not have any psychoactive effects and has been implicated in modulating fear learning in mammals.The present study investigated the effect of CBD on PTSD-like behaviors in a mouse pre-shock model,the effect of CBD in the modulation of trauma-related fear memory,a crucial process leading to core symptoms of PTSD.METHODS Pre-shock model was applied in which mice were submitted to training with two days of 0.8 mA×12 times of foot-shock,and PTSD-like behaviors was evaluated during 3 and 26 d,including freezing time to the conditioned context,open field test,elevated plus maze test and social interaction test.RESULTS CBD(10 mg·kg^(-1))administration alleviated main PTSD-like symptoms in the mouse pre-shock model by attenuating trauma-related fear memory,decreasing anxiety-like behavior,and increasing social interaction behavior.However,sertraline(15 mg·kg^(-1))was only effective when adminis⁃tered throughout the test period.Furthermore,CBD reduced the formation,retrieval,and recon⁃solidation of trauma-related fear memory,whereas sertraline only reduced fear-memory retrieval.Neither CBD nor sertraline influenced the acquisi⁃tion of trauma-related fear memory.CONCLU⁃SION CBD produced anti-PTSD-like actions in mice,and could disrupt trauma-related fear mem⁃ory by interfering with multiple aspects of fear memory processing in mice.These findings indi⁃cate that CBD may be a promising candidate for treating PTSD.展开更多
基金supported by scientific research project of the Health Commission of Shanxi Province[NO.2018104]Science and Technology Innovation Project of Shanxi Province[NO.2020L0217 and 2022L172]+1 种基金Key Research and Development Projects of Shanxi Province[NO.A2021-113]Chinese Stomatological Association Dental Doctors Caries Prevention Ability Improvement Project[NO.CSA-ICP2022-05].
文摘Objective This study aimed to explore the spatial heterogeneity and risk factors for dental caries in 12-year-old children in Shanxi province,China.Methods The data encompassed 3,721 participants from the two most recent oral health surveys conducted across 16 districts in Shanxi Province in 2015 and 2018.Eighteen specific variables were analyzed to examine the interplay between socioeconomic factors,medical resources and environmental conditions.The Geo-detector model was employed to assess the impacts and interactions of these ecological factors.Results Socioeconomic factors(Q=0.30,P<0.05)exhibited a more substantial impact compared to environmental(Q=0.19,P<0.05)and medical resource factors(Q=0.25,P<0.05).Notably,the urban population percentage(UPP)demonstrated the most significant explanatory power for the spatial heterogeneity in caries prevalence,as denoted by its highest q-value(q=0.51,P<0.05).Additionally,the spatial distribution’s heterogeneity of caries was significantly affected by SO2 concentration(q=0.39,P<0.05)and water fluoride levels(q=0.27,P<0.05)among environmental factors.Conclusion The prevalence of caries exhibited spatial heterogeneity,escalating from North to South in Shanxi Province,China,influenced by socioeconomic factors,medical resources,and environmental conditions to varying extents.
文摘OBJECTIVE Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)is characterized by poor adapta⁃tion to a traumatic experience and disturbances in fear memory regulation,and currently lacks effective medication.Cannabidiol(CBD)is the primary component of the Cannabis sativa plant;it does not have any psychoactive effects and has been implicated in modulating fear learning in mammals.The present study investigated the effect of CBD on PTSD-like behaviors in a mouse pre-shock model,the effect of CBD in the modulation of trauma-related fear memory,a crucial process leading to core symptoms of PTSD.METHODS Pre-shock model was applied in which mice were submitted to training with two days of 0.8 mA×12 times of foot-shock,and PTSD-like behaviors was evaluated during 3 and 26 d,including freezing time to the conditioned context,open field test,elevated plus maze test and social interaction test.RESULTS CBD(10 mg·kg^(-1))administration alleviated main PTSD-like symptoms in the mouse pre-shock model by attenuating trauma-related fear memory,decreasing anxiety-like behavior,and increasing social interaction behavior.However,sertraline(15 mg·kg^(-1))was only effective when adminis⁃tered throughout the test period.Furthermore,CBD reduced the formation,retrieval,and recon⁃solidation of trauma-related fear memory,whereas sertraline only reduced fear-memory retrieval.Neither CBD nor sertraline influenced the acquisi⁃tion of trauma-related fear memory.CONCLU⁃SION CBD produced anti-PTSD-like actions in mice,and could disrupt trauma-related fear mem⁃ory by interfering with multiple aspects of fear memory processing in mice.These findings indi⁃cate that CBD may be a promising candidate for treating PTSD.
