动物实验,抑郁症 z-bio 2021-10-11 795

　　American researchers have discovered that the brains of men and women use different mechanisms to regulate aggression and emotions. Therefore, when treating depression and other mental illnesses, gender-specific methods are recommended.

　　Among patients with mental illness, depression and anxiety are more common in women, and autism and attention deficit disorder are more common in men. This reason has always plagued psychologists.

　　A research team from the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State University conducted experiments on hamsters, assuming that men and women have different brain regulation mechanisms. The experiment confirmed the researchers' guess. In female hamsters, serotonin in the brain plays a role in stimulating and destroying emotions, and arginine vasopressin (AVP) plays a role in inhibiting the desire to control. However, in male hamsters, these two neurotransmitters play completely opposite roles. The researchers also found that the same use of fluoxetine (a commonly used drug for the treatment of mental illness) makes women more aggressive and depresses men. The results indicate that stress-related mental disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, require consideration of different gender-specific drugs.