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Basnet S, Merikanto I, Lahti T, Partonen T. Seasonal affective disorder associate with common chronic diseases and symptoms in a population-based study. Eur Psychiatry 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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BackgroundSeasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a recurrent mood disorder with 22%–42% of the patients experiencing symptoms even after 5–11 years after diagnosis, and 33%–44% developing non-seasonal symptoms. The purpose of this study was to assess how seasonality is associated with some of the most common non-communicable diseases in the general Finnish population.MethodsThe global seasonality score (GSS) and the experiences of problems due to the seasonal variations from FINNRISK 2012 dataset were used to measure the seasonality in 4689 Finns aged 25–74 years living in five geographical regions in Finland, and assess their association with common non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The regression models and odds ratios were adopted to analyze the associations adjusted for covariates.ResultsThe prevalence of SAD in the Finnish general population is 21%. Seventy percent of the participants had seasonal variations in sleep duration, social activity, mood and energy level, while 40% had seasonal variations is weight and appetite. Angina pectoris and depression were significantly associated with seasonality, including seasonal variations in sleep duration, mood, weight, appetite, social activity and energy level. Depression was significantly associated with the increased odds for experiencing a problem due to the seasonal variations (OR = 4.851, P < 0.0001) and SAD symptoms (OR = 4.075, P < 0.0001), and with the GSS (P < 0.0001).ConclusionOur data suggest that seasonality is associated with depression and angina pectoris. The co-occurrence of the seasonal variations in mood and behavior with common NCDs warrants the need for future research to have insights into the etiology and potentially shared pathways and mechanisms of action.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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BACKGROUND Endogenous opioids have roles in various functions in different parts of the body, including intestinal motility, suppression of pain, reinforcement of behavior, and regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The endogenous opioid system is also recognized to be involved in the negative-feedback regulation of the release of LH and testosterone. AIM The reviewed articles herein show the development of the current model of this regulation, the evidence supporting it, and also the observed effects of opioid antagonist (naloxone, naltrexone, and nalmefene) on the system. MATERIALS AND METHODS Review of the studies published during the years 1979-1996 (no significant studies made after that). Search from databases Pubmed, SciFinder, and Medline with search words opioid antagonists, hormones, LH, testosterone, and GnRH, in different combinations. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS Opioid antagonists seem to increase the secretion of GnRH in the hypothalamus which then causes a pulsatile release of LH in the pituitary and secretion of testosterone. According to the experiments, the frequency of pulses and concentration of LH and testosterone in plasma seem to increase. These effects are seen in both men and women (at early follicular phase). More research is needed to investigate the consequences of these effects in general.
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- H Tenhola
- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Helsinki, Finland
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Sabbagh MN, Cooper K, DeLange J, Stoehr JD, Thind K, Lahti T, Reisberg B, Sue L, Vedders L, Fleming SR, Beach TG. Functional, global and cognitive decline correlates to accumulation of Alzheimer's pathology in MCI and AD. Curr Alzheimer Res 2011; 7:280-6. [PMID: 19715548 DOI: 10.2174/156720510791162340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive, global and functional instruments have been extensively investigated for correlations with neuropathological changes such as neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), plaques, and synapse loss in the brain. OBJECTIVE Our objective is to correlate the functional, global and cognitive decline assessed clinically with the neuropathological changes observed in a large prospectively characterized cohort of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS We examined 150 subjects (16 MCI and 134 AD) that were prospectively assessed and longitudinally followed to autopsy. MCI subjects clinically met Petersen criteria for single or multi-domain amnestic MCI. AD subjects clinically met NINCDS-ADRDA criteria for probable or possible AD. All subjects received the Functional Assessment Staging (FAST), the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS), and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) ante-mortem. Plaque and tangle counts were gathered for hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, frontal, temporal and parietal cortices. Braak staging was performed as well. RESULTS The GDS, FAST and MMSE correlated with plaque counts in all regions. The GDS, FAST and MMSE correlated with tangle counts in in all regions. The three instruments also correlated with the Braak score. The MMSE and GDS correlate better than the FAST in most regions. CONCLUSIONS Accumulation of neuropathology appears to correlate with functional, global, and cognitive decline as people progress from MCI through AD.
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- M N Sabbagh
- The Cleo Roberts Center, Banner-Sun Health Research Institute, 10515 W. Santa Fe Dr Sun City, AZ 85351, USA.
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Sabbagh MN, Lahti T, Connor DJ, Caviness JN, Shill H, Vedders L, Mahant P, Samanta J, Burns RS, Evidente VGH, Driver-Dunckley E, Reisberg B, Bircea S, Adler CH. Functional ability correlates with cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2008; 24:327-34. [PMID: 17851237 DOI: 10.1159/000108340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Previously we have shown that functional declines in Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) correlate to global measures of cognitive decline. We now determine if the correlation between cognitive impairment and functional ability in PD is similar to that in AD using individual cognitive measures. METHODS 93 PD subjects and 124 AD/MCI subjects underwent the Functional Assessment Staging (FAST), the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS), and a neuropsychological battery. RESULTS In PD subjects, the FAST and GDS correlated significantly with Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT), Controlled Oral Word Association (COWA), Animal Fluency, and Stroop but not with Clock Draw or Judgment Line Orientation (JLO). In AD/MCI subjects, FAST and GDS correlated with all neuropsychological components except Stroop. In the AD/MCI group, the UPDRS significantly correlated with the FAST, GDS, MMSE, and all neuropsychological parameters except the Stroop. In the PD group, the motor UPDRS significantly correlated significantly with FAST, GDS, MMSE and all neuropsychological parameters except Digit Span, Stroop, Clock Draw and JLO. CONCLUSIONS Similar to AD, functional decline in PD correlates with multiple measures of cognitive impairment. Some differences between PD and AD may be explained by the influence of motor disability and declines in visuospatial function in PD.
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- M N Sabbagh
- The Cleo Roberts Center for Clinical Research, Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, AZ 85351, USA.
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Puska P, Korpelainen V, Høie LH, Skovlund E, Lahti T, Smerud KT. Soy in hypercholesterolaemia: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Eur J Clin Nutr 2002; 56:352-7. [PMID: 11965512 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2000] [Revised: 08/30/2001] [Accepted: 09/06/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study whether Abacor, a product based on isolated soy protein with high and standardised levels of isoflavones and cotyledon soy fibres, was more effective in lowering total and LDL cholesterol than placebo. DESIGN Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group, single centre study. SETTING Primary care in Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland. SUBJECTS Subjects were screened from the patient database of the health centre; 30 were randomised to the Abacor group and 30 subjects to placebo. Eight subjects were withdrawn, six from the active group, two from the placebo group. INTERVENTION The preparations were given as two daily liquid supplements in addition to the subjects' regular diets for 6 weeks. RESULTS Abacor showed a statistically significant lipid-lowering effect as compared to placebo, although an unexpected reduction was seen in the placebo group. The estimated difference between active treatment and placebo was 0.25 mmol/l (95% CI 0.01, 0.50; P=0.049) for total cholesterol, corresponding to reductions of 8.3 and 5.1%, respectively. The difference in reduction of LDL-cholesterol was 0.27 mmol/l (95% CI 0.06, 0.49; P=0.014) and corresponded to a reduction of 13.2% in the active treatment group, and 8.0% in the placebo group. Abacor showed a rapid onset of effect, as compared with placebo. During a wash-out period of 4 weeks after treatment, the subjects returned to pre-treatment cholesterol levels. CONCLUSION Added to a regular diet, Abacor significantly reduced LDL-cholesterol and total cholesterol. These beneficial effects occurred within 6 weeks of treatment.
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- P Puska
- North Karelia Project, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
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Rorarius MG, Baer GA, Siirtola M, Lahti T, Laippala P. Effect of intravenous diclofenac or indomethacin on the emergence from anaesthesia for tonsillectomy. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1993; 37:616-21. [PMID: 8213031 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1993.tb03776.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We evaluated the effects of a single dose of diclofenac (75 mg) or indomethacin (50 mg) on intraoperative events and on the early recovery phase. The study was performed in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled fashion in 63 adult patients scheduled for elective tonsillectomy. Study infusions started intravenously immediately after the induction of general anaesthesia with thiopentone; maintenance was with N2O/O2 and halothane. After intubation with the aid of suxamethonium, the patients breathed spontaneously via a Bain coaxial system. Perioperative events (bleeding tendency, bleeding, need for pain medication, physical recovery) were recorded with the aid of a questionnaire applied to the anaesthesia nurses and estimation of vigilance, attention, concentration, short-term memory, and simple motor speed during recovery was with the aid of three neuropsychological tests (thumb tapping test, digit span test and homogenic interference test). No significant differences between the three groups were found in systolic and diastolic arterial pressures, the results of the questionnaire, and those of the neuropsychological tests. The ability to keep the head elevated for at least 5 s recovered significantly later (P < 0.05) and heart rate levels in the indomethacin group were significantly lower (P < 0.001) than in the other two groups. No enhanced bleeding during the perioperative period was observed. Diclofenac and indomethacin in the doses used in our study have only a marginal effect on the patient's emergence from anaesthesia.
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- M G Rorarius
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Tampere University, Finland
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Oker-Blom P, Lahti T, Smolander H. Photosynthesis of a Scots pine shoot: a comparison of two models of shoot photosynthesis in direct and diffuse radiation fields. Tree Physiol 1992; 10:111-125. [PMID: 14969863 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/10.2.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two models of shoot photosynthesis, the needle surface element model (SEM) and needle volume element model (VEM), were tested against empirical data obtained from measurements of the photosynthetic response of twelve Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) shoots in direct and diffuse radiation. The models assume that shoot photosynthesis is obtained as the integrated response of either all needle surface area elements (SEM) or all needle volume elements (VEM) of the shoot. The models differ in that needles are treated as optically black in SEM, whereas in VEM radiation penetrates into the needle. The photosynthetic response of a surface/volume element was described as a Blackman-type curve and the distributions of irradiance on the elements were derived by computer simulation, based on a model of shoot geometry. The parameters (initial slope and maximum rate) of the Blackman-curve of an element were estimated iteratively by the method of least squares, i.e., by minimizing the residual sum of squares of simulated and measured rates of shoot photosynthesis. The parameter estimation was done separately for direct and diffuse radiation, and the models were evaluated based on the notion that, for the "ideal" model, the estimated parameter values should be the same in direct and diffuse radiation. Both models produced shoot photosynthesis curves that agreed well with measurements, but there was a discrepancy in the estimated parameter values, indicating that differences in the photosynthetic response of shoots in direct and diffuse radiation could not be explained solely on the basis of the simulated irradiance distributions. The agreement was, however, much better for the volume element model, which accounts for penetration of radiation into the needles.
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- P Oker-Blom
- University of Helsinki, Department of Silviculture, Unioninkatu 40B, SF-00170 Helsinki, Finland
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Nissinen A, Wiklund I, Lahti T, Akkila J, Wilson A, Wahl M, Puska P. Anti-anginal therapy and quality of life. A comparison of the effects of transdermal nitroglycerin and long-acting oral nitrates. J Clin Epidemiol 1991; 44:989-97. [PMID: 1909749 DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(91)90070-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A total of 112 male patients with severe effort-induced angina pectoris (New York Heart Association functional classes II and III) participated in a randomized open trial consisting of a 6 month phase with 3 month treatment cross-overs. The aim of the study was to compare the effect of transdermal nitroglycerin (TN) patches and long-acting oral nitrates (LAON) on quality of life (QL). During the cross-over period 30 patients (20 on TN and 10 on LAON) withdrew from the study, over half of them within the first month. Although the results should be interpreted with some caution, they showed that improvement in QL was present for both treatments but greater during the transdermal therapy (unadjusted p = 0.07, adjusted p = 0.03). Anginal attacks were associated with improved QL scores, and fewer attacks occurred on TN (p = 0.06). Improvement in QL was most pronounced in patients whose recorded duration of angina was less than 8 years.
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- A Nissinen
- Department of Community Medicine, University of Kuopio, Finland
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When exploring the effects of anti-anginal therapy on quality of life (QL), it is essential to use concise, reliable, outcome measures which focus on those aspects of the disease which are affected by the anginal pain, and which are expected to be responsive to medical intervention. Analysis based on a single comprehensive index is preferable to the use of several indexes as it avoids the potential for conflicting inferences from multiple comparisons. In this paper, we describe the development of a QL index which summarizes the three questionnaires used in the North Karelian Quality of Life (KarQuol) study. The summary index (SI) will be used to compare transdermal and oral nitrate therapy in patients with angina pectoris, and represents the first stage in the construction of a disease-specific evaluative index for future trials.
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- A Wilson
- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, London, England
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In Finland the majority of the users of antidepressants are women and old age people. In the 80's the number of fatal poisonings has increased. During the years 1985-1987 58% of these poisonings were women who belonged to the younger age group of the users. The older tricyclic drugs are known to be more toxic, at least in overdose, than the newer antidepressants especially when they are compared to mianserin. Of the latter, however, lately more serious side effects have been reported. For this reason the use of the different kinds of antidepressants in Finland had changed: the sales of doxepin and amitriptyline have increased and those of maprotiline and mianserin have decreased. To study the role of antidepressants in sudden and unexpected deaths the fatality ratio (defined as fatalities divided by defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants/day) was calculated for four most prescribed antidepressants. As to the sales, amitriptyline has to be considered to be the leading antidepressant followed by doxepin, mianserin and maprotiline. As a detection in the forensic toxicological screening the sales related ratios showed that maprotiline was most commonly found followed by doxepin, amitriptyline and mianserin. When an antidepressant was the cause of death the fatality ratio was highest for doxepin (6.4) followed by maprotiline (4.3), amitriptyline (4.0) and mianserin (1). In cases of established suicides the order was the same again.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Tuomilehto J, Marti B, Salonen JT, Virtala E, Lahti T, Puska P. Leisure-time physical activity is inversely related to risk factors for coronary heart disease in middle-aged Finnish men. Eur Heart J 1987; 8:1047-55. [PMID: 3500045 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a062169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Coronary risk factors and levels of physical activity at leisure were measured in a random sample of 3975 men 25-64 years of age residing in four areas of Finland. An index of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) as the product of weekly exercise sessions times their usual intensity (expressed as metabolic equivalents) was computed. It showed a graded, inverse association with mean arterial blood pressure, smoking and serum thiocyanate, coronary heart disease risk estimate (combining blood pressure, total cholesterol and smoking), and a nonlinear favorable association with serum lipoproteins. In multiple regression analysis, LTPA contributed significantly and independently to the variation in mean arterial pressure; the standardized regression coefficients were -0.06 for LTPA, 0.09 for weekly alcohol consumption, 0.25 for body mass index, 0.25 for age. In the regression of coronary risk estimate, the standardized regression coefficients were -0.19 for LTPA, 0.22 for weekly alcohol consumption, 0.09 for body mass index, 0.15 for age. There was no evidence that LTPA above 2000 kcal of weekly energy expenditure was associated with further reduced coronary risk factor levels. These findings thus support the inverse direction of the association between exercise and coronary risk factors but they also point towards an independent, but modest, role of leisure-time physical activity as a determinant of coronary risk estimate and blood pressure.
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- J Tuomilehto
- National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology, Helsinki, Finland
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Lahti T, Starck J. Industrial impulse noise measurements. Scand Audiol Suppl 1980:61-9. [PMID: 6939110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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