目的探讨伴发抑郁行为后支气管哮喘大鼠体内P物质、皮质醇含量的变化。方法Wistar大鼠随机分为对照组(C组)、哮喘组(A组)、哮喘伴发抑郁组(A+D组),采用卵蛋白(ovalbumin,OVA)激发法建立哮喘模型,通过慢性轻度不可预见性应激(cuMs)诱发抑郁,评价动物哮喘及抑郁表现,检测大鼠血液及肺组织P物质、皮质醇的含量。结果①伴发抑郁后,哮喘大鼠肺部病变进一步加重。②与C组比较,A组、A+D组大鼠血浆及肺组织P物质含量均显著升高(P〈0.05),且A+D组水平高于A组(P〈0.05)。③与C组比较,A组血液及肺组织皮质醇含量明显降低(P〈0.05);而与A组比较,A+D组血液及肺组织皮质醇含量显著升高(P〈0.05)。结论OVA激发复合CUMS可制备支气管哮喘伴发抑郁大鼠模型,该模型P物质、皮质醇含量均较单纯哮喘发生明显变化。
Objective To detect the changes in levels of cortisol and substance P in rats of asthma with coexisted depression. Methods Wistar rats were randomly divided into the control group (group C), asthma group (group A) and asthma with coexisted depression group (group A+D). The group A and group A+D were sensitized with ovalbumin for 4 weeks. Then the group A+D was exposed to a CUMS procedure for another 4 weeks. Asthmatic manifestations and depressive-like behaviors were investigated. Levels of substance P and cortisol were measured by radioimmunoassay. Results ①The asthmatic manifestations of group A+D were worse than the group A. ②Rats in group A and group A+D had much higher levels of substance P than the rats in group C (P 〈 0.05); group A+D had even higher substance P levels than group A (P 〈 0.05). ③Levels of cortisol in group A significantly decreased if compared to the group C (P 〈 0.05); however, levels of cortisol in group A+D significantly increased if compared to the group A (P 〈 0.05). Conclusion Ovalbumin excitation combined with CUMS can establish asthma with coexisted depression moldel in rats, which had higher levels of substance P and cortisol than the rats only with asthma.